Archive Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2017.6.50 |
Object Name |
Documents |
Scope & Content |
Various documents related to railroad construction. 1. Note from Ephraim Buttaich to the town selectmen about a bridge over the Lex. and West Cambridge railroad near Gabbro Hill. [July 3, 1849] 2. Document discussing the town's decision about a bridge for the Lexington and West Cambridge Railroad. [First Tuesday Sept. 1846] 3. Petition to construct a railroad through West Cambridge, with various possible routes included, extending through much of Eastern Massachusetts. [Feb. 3, 1842] 4. "Petition of Fitchburg Railroad", in the State Senate (Jan 15, 19) and House of Representitives (Jan 17, 1849). [Jan 21, 1849 |
Date |
1842 - 1849 |
Year Range from |
1842 |
Year Range to |
1849 |
People |
Poland, Benjamin Russell, James* |
Subjects |
Railroad construction & maintenance Railroad bridges Town life Petitions |
Search Terms |
Lexington and West Cambridge Railroad |
Collection |
Arlington Historical Society Collection |
Copyrights |
Rights status not evaluated. (CC BY-NC-ND) Non-commercial use only. |