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Map of the Old Colony Rail Road with its branches & connecting roads, prepared under the direction of the Committee of Investigation, Jany. 1850, S. Dwight Eaton, Engr.
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Map of the Old Colony Rail Road with its branches & connecting roads, prepared under the direction of the Committee of Investigation, Jany. 1850, S. Dwight Eaton, Engr.

Map of eastern Massachusetts covering the area from Boston to Wood's Hole and west to Providence, R.I. Shows drainage, place names and counties, and indicates mileage between stations. The Old Colony Railroad is double-tracked from Boston, south to South Braintree. The line was incorporated in 1844.

Date
1850
Mapmaker / publisher
Ferguson, W. E.; Old Colony Railroad Company
Place
Massachusetts
Archive
Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
Type
map
Original size
6,080 × 8,538 pixels

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Reason: its maker died more than 100 years ago.

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"Map of the Old Colony Rail Road with its branches & connecting roads, prepared under the direction of the Committee of Investigation, Jany. 1850, S. Dwight Eaton, Engr." (1850). Ferguson, W. E.; Old Colony Railroad Company. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_the_Old_Colony_Rail_Road_with_its_branches_%26_connecting_roads,_prepared_under_the_direction_of_the_Committee_of_Investigation,_Jany._1850,_S._Dwight_Eaton,_Engr._LOC_98688753.jpg

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