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Tag: trolley

Crossing the Tracks on High Street

October 9, 2024November 14, 2025 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment
High St. bridge in Ipswich

High Street originally continued straight until the first bridge over the railroad tracks was constructed in 1906. From 1900 when the first trolleys came to town until the bridge was built, passengers had to unload here to switch from the trolley from Newburyport to continue through Ipswich.

Posted in History, RoadsTagged 1900, trolley
Ipswich MA historic photos by William Varrel

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Early Inhabitants of Ipswich, Massachusetts by Abraham Hammatt
Ipswich Massachusetts Revisited by William Varrel

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