Reports of the Engineers of the Western Rail Road Corporation, Made to the Directors, in 1836-7Merriam, Wood and Company, 1838 - 120 pages |
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... pond . Following this side hill at a grade of 38 feet , the line passes into the town of Ward , and thence conforming to the general direc- tion of the ridge ( about south - west ) it crosses , at Knowles's mills , a small branch of ...
... pond . Following this side hill at a grade of 38 feet , the line passes into the town of Ward , and thence conforming to the general direc- tion of the ridge ( about south - west ) it crosses , at Knowles's mills , a small branch of ...
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... pond , near the village , can be avoided by throwing the whole line farther south ; an alternative which would increase the amount of cutting , but equalize , more nearly , the quantity of exca- vation and embankment . From Grout's ...
... pond , near the village , can be avoided by throwing the whole line farther south ; an alternative which would increase the amount of cutting , but equalize , more nearly , the quantity of exca- vation and embankment . From Grout's ...
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... pond , thence across to the Baptist Meeting - house on the road from Charlton to Leicester village , thence by a straight line through the middle of Wall's mill - pond , 1400 feet , thence crossing the river to the south - west side ...
... pond , thence across to the Baptist Meeting - house on the road from Charlton to Leicester village , thence by a straight line through the middle of Wall's mill - pond , 1400 feet , thence crossing the river to the south - west side ...
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... pond ; continuing its course north , the route crosses Cranberry Meadow Pond , and again enters the town of Spencer , following the side hill west of Cranberry Meadow Brook , and thence by a deep cut across a neck of land , which , to ...
... pond ; continuing its course north , the route crosses Cranberry Meadow Pond , and again enters the town of Spencer , following the side hill west of Cranberry Meadow Brook , and thence by a deep cut across a neck of land , which , to ...
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... Pond to Henshaw ridge , ( the same that Route No. 1 turns , at its southern extremity , near Clappville ; ) crossing this ridge , it terminated in the meadow at the north end of Henshaw Pond . The total distance run over was 6.74 miles ...
... Pond to Henshaw ridge , ( the same that Route No. 1 turns , at its southern extremity , near Clappville ; ) crossing this ridge , it terminated in the meadow at the north end of Henshaw Pond . The total distance run over was 6.74 miles ...
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