New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . direct reference to New Bed-ford as a terminal point; while the summer resorts of New England— the White mountains, the Maine seashore and inland. Mount De-sert and Campobello, the eastern shores of Massachusetts, Plymouthand the Old Colony, Newport and its surroundings, etc—have eacha special service in connection with this city, designed to meet thedemands of her interests, and which ministers directly to the business,economic, and domestic departments of her existence. The waterservice of the New Bedford, Ma
New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . direct reference to New Bed-ford as a terminal point; while the summer resorts of New England— the White mountains, the Maine seashore and inland. Mount De-sert and Campobello, the eastern shores of Massachusetts, Plymouthand the Old Colony, Newport and its surroundings, etc—have eacha special service in connection with this city, designed to meet thedemands of her interests, and which ministers directly to the business,economic, and domestic departments of her existence. The waterservice of the New Bedford, Marthas Vineyard, and NantucketSteamboat Company is in the way of connecting the city intimatelywith Woods Holl, Marthas Vineyard, and Nantucket, and in thesummer time furnishing the most delightful excursions, that are atthe same time transportation agencies, along the southern Massa-chusetts shores, over the waters most attractive and interesting in herneighborhood, and among scenes and to points that have becomefamous throughout the length and breadth of the land. The com-. A DIVERSITY OF SUBJECTS. 315 pany has four fine boats constantly in service during the summer,and the facilities for making excursions from New Bedford areexcellent. This city has also direct water communication with NewYork, a freighting steamer of the Old Colony Steamboat Company(New Bedford line) plying constantly between the two ports via LongIsland sound, thus securing first class freight transportation at thelowest rates and by shortest route, and facilities that she may callpeculiarly her own, since they are established and maintained tominister to her wants alone. By railroad one may reach or leaveNew Bedford by three separate and distinct routes, all branches orfeeders of the Old Colony system, as outlined in the sentences pre-ceding this. The Fall River branch connects this city with FallRiver, a short piece of road (fourteen miles) running through West-port and Dartmouth villages, and of grea
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