Title:
Rail ferries on the Thames
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
Railroad Ferries
Object ID:
Kim01-041
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
01/30/1986
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
Until a railroad bridge could be built across the Thames (accomplished in 1889), the railroad used ferries (such as the Shaumpishuh, Shore Line, Eastern Rail Road, Thames River and Groton) for their Boston to New York shoreline route.
People:
Steers, Henry
Gilmore, P. S.
Eldredge, George H. (Capt.)
Gilmore, P. S.
Eldredge, George H. (Capt.)
Search Terms:
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Thames River
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George Greenman & Co.
Mystic Seaport Museum
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General Dynamics
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Eastern Rail Road and Union