New Photo Exhibit Highlights 175th Anniversary of Railroads in Grafton Massachusetts

 

 

 

 

 

GRAFTON - A new photographic exhibit on the history of the North Grafton railroad station and the Grafton & Upton Railroad debuts on Saturday, May 15th from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Grafton Historical Society Museum, One Grafton Common in Grafton, Massachusetts. The exhibit, which is part of the town's 275th anniversary celebration called Grafton History Day, highlights the 175th anniversary of the completion of the Boston to Worcester railroad through North Grafton in 1835.

 

As part of the Grafton History Day celebration, the Grafton and Upton Railroad will bring one of its newly repainted engines and caboose to Grafton center where it will be available for public tours and photographs also from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM.

 

The historical society's exhibit traces the growth of business, social and transportation life that was centered around the Boston and Albany Railroad's North Grafton depot from 1835 to 1961. Included are a series of photographs on the Nelson and Forbush shoe factories, two trolley car lines, Wilson's general store, the 1936 construction of the Route 140 bypass, and the Nelson Memorial Library.

 

A scale model replica of the North Grafton railroad depot built by Richard Boberg of North Grafton will be on display. The exhibit is coordinated by Maryanne Boberg with photographic contributions from Jean Deschennes, Dan Wenc, Michael Rossi, Troy Chauvin and Richard Boberg and an historical narrative and timeline by John LaPoint.

 

In addition to Grafton History Day on May 15th, the 175th anniversary railroad exhibit will be open to the public on the second and fourth Sunday afternoons from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. For additional information about the railroad exhibit and the Grafton Historical Society, contact Historical Society president Linda Casey at 508-839-6390.

 

 

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