Trolley trips through New England .. . The White Church Presides Over Pleasant EnfieldIn 1644 a number of men from Springfield began to maketheir homes in ye long meadowe. LONGMEADOW is built onone wide level street following the course of the Connecticutand about one mile from it, on the first rise of ground abovethe meadows. It is one of the towns at which a stop shouldcertainly be made, for it is not possible to fully appreciateits beauty when riding thro on the cars. Alight and stroll. Continuing on our journey we soon reach the suburbs Descending a hill, a fine view of the
Trolley trips through New England .. . The White Church Presides Over Pleasant EnfieldIn 1644 a number of men from Springfield began to maketheir homes in ye long meadowe. LONGMEADOW is built onone wide level street following the course of the Connecticutand about one mile from it, on the first rise of ground abovethe meadows. It is one of the towns at which a stop shouldcertainly be made, for it is not possible to fully appreciateits beauty when riding thro on the cars. Alight and stroll. Continuing on our journey we soon reach the suburbs Descending a hill, a fine view of the river is had,with Mount Tom in the distance, while on the other side weget a glimpse of the Barney Mansion and Forest Our Car Runs L>own Longmeadow Green For Trolley Timetables—See Back of Book 29 i W ^p • 3* ?f tpi-t*-- ^; Hi ? iik Bidding Piney Ridge Farewell Hartford to Springfield via West Side the river way The shortest route is via the east side of the ConnecticutRiver, but this is a pleasant variant, or way of return. TheWest Side car leaves the city by Windsor Ave. and passesover the first highway laid out in Connecticut (1638). Side Trip to Rockville, Conn. The line goes cross country to Scantic River and PINEYRIDGE PARK on its banks. Many a snappy ball game is playedon the diamond here. The little village of BROAD BROOK,our next stop, produces woolen goods. Then- comes MELROSE,where much of the well-known Connecticut tobacco is grov/n. Next, ELLINGTON, which in early Colonial days v^^as a favor-ite spot for Indian encampment. There are many of the olderpeople whose ancestors recalled the time when the redmenpitched their wigwams among its hills. From here the car continues to its
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