Boston and Lowell Railroad Corporation letterbook, 1831-1834

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Boston and Lowell Railroad Corporation letterbook, 1831-1834

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Boston and Lowell Railroad Corporation letterbook, 1831-1834, containing letters written by corporation treasurer Patrick Tracy Jackson regarding all aspects of building the railroad in Massachusetts soon after its incorporation in 1830. Letters include topics such as determining the route of the proposed track, purchase of supplies including iron for track, requests for engineering advice, engines, and cars, moving earth and stone to set the route, and building bridges.

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Boston and Lowell Railroad Corporation

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The route for the Boston and Lowell Railroad was surveyed in 1829; one year later the Massachusetts Legislature granted approval for the project. In June 1835, a single track linking Boston and Lowell was completed, making this one of the earliest steam railways in the U.S. In 1895 the Boston and Maine Railroad, lessor of the Boston and Lowell Railroad, decided to eliminate a dangerous grade crossing at Prison Point St. by building an overhead viaduct and bridge connecting Cambridge and Charlest...

Jackson, P. T. 1780-1847.

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