Survey for extension of the Charlestown Branch Railroad / by R.H. Eddy, engineer. 1837.

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Survey for extension of the Charlestown Branch Railroad / by R.H. Eddy, engineer. 1837.

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1 map : col., mounted on linen ; 68 x 122 cm.

HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library

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HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library

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Charlestown Branch Railroad

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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...

Boston and Worcester Railroad Corporation

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Eddy, R. H. (Robert Henry), 1812-1887

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Civil engineer, of Boston, Mass. From the description of Letter, 1835 Jan. 27. (State Library of Massachusetts). WorldCat record id: 70967968 ...