First International Railway in North America
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Vermontish
N 44° 48.907 W 071° 52.819
19T E 272257 N 4966449
It was to have been part of a worldwide steamship/rail network.
Waymark Code: WM6TX0
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2009
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Marker text:
1366 feet west of this marker on railway right of way the Atlantic & St. Lawrence Ry from Portland, Maine was linked to the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Ry from Montreal, Quebec in July 1853. This linking formed the first international railway in North America, the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada.
This historic marker is a gift in memory of the Stafford family.
Erected by the Island Pond Historical Society and dedicated August, 1986.
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