Cataumet station is a former railroad station located on Post Office Square in Cataumet, Massachusetts.[1]
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 The former Cataumet station in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Post Office Square Cataumet, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°39′59.60″N 70°36′47.46″W / 41.6665556°N 70.6131833°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Privately owned | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Falmouth Branch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1870s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1883, 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
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The Woods Hole Branch of the Old Colony Railroad opened in 1872. A station was open at Cataumet by 1879.[2][3][4][5] A new station building was constructed in 1883.[6] The gingerbread-style structure was destroyed by a fire in 1925 and subsequently replaced by a small brick structure which still stands today.[1] It was last used as a railroad station in 1988 by the Cape Cod & Hyannis Railroad.
References
edit- ^ a b Farson, Robert H. (1993). Cape Cod Railroads Including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Joan Hollister Farson (First ed.). Yarmouthport, Massachusetts: Cape Cod Historical Publications. p. 145. ISBN 0-9616740-1-6.
- ^ "Town of Sandwich, Mass." (Map). Atlas of Barnstable County, Massachusetts. 1:63,360. Geo. H Walker & Co. 1880. p. 19.
- ^ "The Pocasset Horror". Fall River Daily Evening News. May 12, 1879. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Pocasset Adventists". Evening Star. May 16, 1879. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Old Colony Railroad Excursion Rates [advertisement]". Boston Evening Transcript. June 7, 1881. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Twentieth Annual Report of the Old Colony Railroad Co. to the Stockholders. Old Colony Railroad Company. November 1883. p. 7.
External links
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