Gray Gables Railroad Station
Gray Gables Railroad Station | |
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 Gray Gables Railroad Station | |
| Location | Monument Neck Road in Bourne, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 41°44′1.64″N 70°36′52.85″W / 41.7337889°N 70.6146806°W |
| Line(s) | Old Colony Railroad |
| Platforms | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 1892 (retired in the early 1940s) |
The Gray Gables Railroad Station was located on the Monument Neck Road in Bourne, Massachusetts.[1]
History
The Gray Gables railroad station building at the Aptucxet Trading Post and Museum
The station was first built as a stop for President Grover Cleveland so that he could quickly leave and arrive at his nearby summer home.[1] The station was moved to the site of the Aptucxet Trading Post Museum in Bourne in 1977.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 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. 144. ISBN 0-9616740-1-6.
- ↑ Gately, Paul (June 17, 2014). "Grandson of Grover Cleveland helps Bourne celebrate renovated train station". Bourne Courier (Bourne, Massachusetts).
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