The Coming of the Train: Hoosac Tunnel and Wilmington Railroad, the Deerfield River Railroad and the Industries They Served (Coming of the Train, 1)

The Coming of the Train: Hoosac Tunnel and Wilmington Railroad, the Deerfield River Railroad and the Industries They Served (Coming of the Train, 1)





Hardcover, 8x10, 80# glossy paper, 384 pages, 349 photos, 35 sketches, 45 maps, plot plans of industries, track plans (most never before published), 44 tables and documents, glossary, appendix, index.

"The Coming of the Train is the fascinating story of the Hoosac Tunnel & Wilmington Railroad, the Deerfield River Railroad and the impact they had on the towns of Southern Vermont and Northwestern Massachusetts. In this first volume of what will be a two volume set, learn how the construction of the Hoosac Tunnel and the entrepreneurial spirit of the Newton Brothers brought the industrial revolution to the wilderness of the northern Berkshires and southern Green Mountains.

"More than 1800 hours of original research by the author brings you:

· the construction of the Hoosac Tunnel.

· the construction of the Hoosac Tunnel & Wilmington Railroad to Readsboro and then on to Wilmington.

· the mills of Sadawga, Jacksonville, Heartwellville, Searsburg and Somerset.

· the development of the pulp and paper mills at Monroe Bridge.

· the industries of Readsboro; the National Metal Edge Box Company and the Readsboro Chair Manufacturing Co.

· the lime kilns at Sherman

· the industry of Wilmington.

· the factories and village at Mountain Mills.

· logging of the virgin forests in Searsburg, Somerset Stratton and the "Glastenbury Lease"

· the Deerfield River Railroad and its relationship with the HT&W.

· the logging camps and log drives on the Deerfield River.

· a preview of what is ahead, as the Deerfield is developed for hydroelectric power.
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