“Recalling Irish Muscle that built Mass. Railroads” article from Daily Hampshire Gazette newspaper

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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.

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Item typePeriodicals
Newspaper
Article
AuthorHall, Jenny
PublisherHampshire Gazette
Date2007-03-17
PlaceNorthampton, Massachusetts
TopicIndustry, Occupation, Work
Transportation, Travel, Tourism
Immigration
Science, Technology
EraNew Millennium, 1990–Present
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPrinting
Dimension detailsProcess Material: printed paper, ink Height: 3.50 in Width: 9.00 in
Catalog #L07.014
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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 November 12, 2024.

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