Description1855 Boston and Lowell Railroad map.jpg
English: A map primarily depicting the route of the Boston & Lowell Railroad. It also shows the Lowell & Lawrence and Salem & Lowell railroads. The map is not dated, but several clues point to it being published around 1855:
The 1853-built Saugus Branch does not yet have the October 1855 connection to the Eastern
North Andover is separated from Andover, which took place in 1855
The Harvard Branch, operated 1849-55 is not shown
The Grand Junction segment to East Boston (opened 1852) is shown, but the western segment (opened 1855, though not operated 1857-69) is not
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Description1855 Boston and Lowell Railroad map.jpg
English: A map primarily depicting the route of the Boston & Lowell Railroad. It also shows the Lowell & Lawrence and Salem & Lowell railroads. The map is not dated, but several clues point to it being published around 1855:
The 1853-built Saugus Branch does not yet have the October 1855 connection to the Eastern
North Andover is separated from Andover, which took place in 1855
The Harvard Branch, operated 1849-55 is not shown
The Grand Junction segment to East Boston (opened 1852) is shown, but the western segment (opened 1855, though not operated 1857-69) is not
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