Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
WNS 1100.10 |
Title |
Transportation Collection |
Collection |
Subject Collections |
Object Name |
Records |
Date |
1818-1978 |
Scope & Content |
This collection contains materials formerly kept by the Winchester Historical Society on the topic of transportation. Subjects within the collection include railroads, streetcars, and the Middlesex Canal, specifically the Middlesex Canal Association. Materials include newspaper clippings, articles, small maps, and reports. |
Admin/Biographical History |
The Middlesex Canal, which connected Boston with Lowell and ran through the center of Winchester opened in 1803 and operated for 40 years. The Boston and Lowell (later Boston and Maine) railroad was built in 1835 and continues to operate under the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority. It runs through the center of Winchester. One of the longest running controversies in town centered on the downtown grade crossing, settled in the 1950s with the construction of the viaduct (or overpass). The first street cars (trolleys) were introduced in 1886 when the North Woburn Horse Railroad extended its tracks to Winchester. Electric cars were introduced in 1896. In the early twentieth century, trolley cars were abandoned in favor of motor buses. |
Copyrights |
Permission to publish material from this collection is subject to approval by the Town of Winchester. |
Finding Aids |
A finding aid with detailed information about the contents of the collection is available. Contact the Archives for a copy. |
Subjects |
Boats Canal boats Canal construction Canals Railroad travel Railroads Transportation Transportation industry Trolley cars |
Search Terms |
Baldwin Mansion Boston and Lowell Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad Daily Times Chronicle Gardner's Lock Grade Crossing Horn Pond Lowell Middlesex Canal Middlesex Canal Association North Woburn Railways South Woburn Viaduct Winchester Star Wilmington Canal |
People |
Dame, Lorin Hopkins, Arhur Burke, Alice Atkinson, Roy Winkler, Howard B. Keats, Susan |
Containers |
Railroad Grade Crossing Street Railways Middlesex Canal - Documents Middlesex Canal - Histories and Descriptions Middlesex Canal Association Middlesex Canal Historical Society Railroad Schedules, Tickets Mini-Bus |