Many Irishmen worked as laborers building the railroads. In a presentation for the Hatfield Historical Society, men who built the Great Western Railway, which linked Boston, Worcester, and Springfield in Massachusetts with New York, were remembered. Interesting bits of train trivia, such as the fact that James McNeil Whistler’s father, who is definitely not as famous as his mother, was chief engineer of the railroad in 1848, were also included in the presentation.
Hall, Jenny. “Recalling Irish Muscle that built Mass. Railroads.” Hampshire Gazette, March 17, 2007. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l07-014/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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