ALTON BAY TRANSPORTATION CENTER
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silverquill
N 43° 28.414 W 071° 14.274
19T E 318997 N 4815838
ALTON BAY TRANSPORTATION CENTER
Waymark Code: WM8XH
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 03/12/2006
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ALTON BAY TRANSPORTATION CENTER
This location became a transportation center on August 30, 1851, upon completion of the Cocheco Railroad from Dover to Alton Bay. The first "Mount Washington" steamboat was built here in 1872. For forty years a railroad terminus, here northbound travelers switched to a stage coach or steamboat. On June 17, 1890 the Lake Shore Railroad opened its line from Alton Bay to Lakeport, only to shut down in 1935. On June 17, 1990 this spot regained its historic name, "Railroad Square," to mark the centennial of the Lake Shore Railroad. At that time, seven of the line's ten original stations still stood.
Located on NH 11 at Railroad Square, near the Alton Bay Railroad Station.
Marker Name: ALTON BAY TRANSPORTATION CENTER
Official Marker Number: 164
Marker Type: Official NH State
Marker Location: Alton
Date Marker Established: 1991
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