Old Colony Railroad Company Stock

Description

Old Colony Railroad Company Stock
Old Colony Railroad Company Stock
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State(s): Massachusetts
Years: 1936
Color: Black
Size: 11 1/2in. x 7 1/2in.
Railroad Stock. Great vignette of train, ships and horses at harbor side. A great stock engraved by American Bank Note Co. Nice!!!
History:
On March 16, 1844 the Old Colony Railroad Corporation was formed to provide a rail connection between Boston and Plymouth, Massachusetts. Construction of the line began in South Boston in June 1844 and the 36.8 mile line opened to Plymouth on November 10, 1845. The extension from South Boston to the newly-completed Kneeland Street in Boston opened on June 19, 1847. Kneeland Street Station also served as the headquarters for the OC until the 1893 consolitation.
There had previously been an Old Colony Railroad formed in 1838 for a line between Taunton and New Bedford, but the name was change to the New Bedford and Taunton Railroad in 1839 before service began in 1840. This line would later become part of OC in 1879.
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