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Dorchester Illustration 2729 Dorchester and Milton Branch Railroad

Posted on July 13, 2025 by earltaylor

William Richardson, Edmund P. Tileston, Asaph Churchill, Jonathan Ware, and Mark Hollingsworth joined to form the Dorchester and Milton Branch Railroad on April 16, 1846. Today’s illustration is a one-hundred dollar bond at 6% per year with coupons worth $3 … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration no. 2474 Which came first: the trolley or the cemetery?

Posted on September 13, 2020 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2474     Which came first: the trolley or the cemetery? The photo, showing the trolley line between the parts of the Cedar Gove Cemetery, was taken by Herbert Stier in 1949. Which came first, the trolley or the … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2387 Baker Chocolate tank car

Posted on January 13, 2019 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2387 The Dorchester Historical Society has model railroad cars imitating those that shipped liquid chocolate all over the USA.  Jeff Gonyeau recently took a photograph of a real tank car with the Bakers Chocolate name and logo … Continue reading →

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