Assabet River Motor Launch at Whitman's Crossing - 1910

Assabet River Motor Launch at Whitman's Crossing - 1910

In 1906 Peter Wilcox and another Maynard man were granted a licence to operate a passenger boat from Maynard to Lake Boon. A boat house and landing wharf was built on the river near the Ben Smith Dam and a landing wharf was installed at Whitman's Crossing near Lake Boon. The cost was twenty-five cents one way. The service ran until 1914 when the business dissolve.
The train for Maynard is seen in the background.

1910

1999.148

1999.1960

1999.1960A

1999.2229

Photo prints

5 x 7 in. mounted print; three 8 x 10 in. copies

PB58