Trolley trips through New England .. . latterconveyed it on Oct. 9, 1773, to a committee of the town. Thebeautiful rows of shade trees were set about eighty years town is Dleasantly situated amid hills and lakes. SPENCER was the birthplace of Elias Howe, the inventor ofthe sewing machine, and is one of Massachusetts thriving shoetowns. See on the right Moose Hill, 1,000 feet above sea level. LEICESTER sits on a hill, and cloistered around the centerare the Town Hall, several churches and the buildings of theLeicester Academy. It is a fine old New England village, veryquiet and restful.
Trolley trips through New England .. . latterconveyed it on Oct. 9, 1773, to a committee of the town. Thebeautiful rows of shade trees were set about eighty years town is Dleasantly situated amid hills and lakes. SPENCER was the birthplace of Elias Howe, the inventor ofthe sewing machine, and is one of Massachusetts thriving shoetowns. See on the right Moose Hill, 1,000 feet above sea level. LEICESTER sits on a hill, and cloistered around the centerare the Town Hall, several churches and the buildings of theLeicester Academy. It is a fine old New England village, veryquiet and restful. Some beautiful views may be had from here,and in the distance may be descried the spires of WORCESTER. SHddiey Vy^reA^W Brook NBroukfitid Worcester: ^Spencer, ,V?^;^-Vl«,^^/oC^S C: BT00kfieldVK5€fC^^ %AJbur/n^^^^ ?SPRINQFIELD Mon. EXlL MAP Of ROUTE SPRINGFIELD:i\»^J^ro»n\ to WORCESTER COPYRIGHT 1912. by ->(THE TROLLEY PRESS ^ •fsMonson ^,g,s Southbrldge^S^^^^^ [Oxford 36 Trolley Trips Through New England. City Hall Square is Worcesters Busy Corner WORCESTER, MASS.(Hotel: Bancroft, $; Restaurant, Putnam-Thurston) The title of The Heart of the Commonwealth, which hasbeen given to Worcester by some unknown friend, becomes moreand more appropriate as time goes on, for it has become a greatmercantile center, largely the result of the exte7ision of theelectric railways in all directions. It is, in some sense, a clearing-house for New England trolleys,as many long-distance lines meet and transfer here. The thro traveler from Nev/ York may also reach the townthro New London, as noted in our second thro New York toBoston route. JfeJierson FHchbur^
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