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Title
Assabet River Motor Launch at Whitman's Crossing - 1910
Description
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.
The train for Maynard is seen in the background.
Date
1910
Identifier
1999.148
1999.1960
1999.1960A
1999.2229
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Photo prints
Physical Dimensions
5 x 7 in. mounted print; three 8 x 10 in. copies