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Nashua River, Massachusetts Central Railroad
TitleNashua River, Massachusetts Central Railroad
Full Size Imagehttp://dlib.cwmars.org/cdm4/images/full_size/west_boylston/5.jpg
SubjectWest Boylston (Mass.) - History; Railroads - Massachusetts - West Boylston - History
DescriptionView across the valley from Prospect Street towards East Main Street In the middle of the image through the valley flows the Nashua River spanned by the trestle for the Massachusetts Central Railroad on the far right. On the hill above the valley from left to right are the Baptist (Old Stone) Church, St. Anthony's Church, and the rectory. Visible through the line of trees is the High School. The first library for the Town was housed on the first floor. Note that clearing has begun in the valley to make way for the Wachusett Reservoir. Circa 1895-1905.
CreatorSargent, Edgar E.
PublisherC/WMARS http://www.cwmars.org/
TypeImage
FormatImage/jpg
RelationIs part of the Sargent collection of photographs and hand-drawn maps detailing the buildings surrounding the center of West Boylston during the period of 1895-1905. Presented to the Beaman Memorial Library, West Boylston, Mass. http://www.beamanlibrary.org/ on August 27, 1963 by Miss Martha A. Sargent.
Coverage1895-1905
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