Image: Simsbury station, circa 1900

Description: Identifier: summerhomesamong03cent (find matches) Title: Summer homes among the mountains on the Central New England railway .. Year: 1900 (1900s) Authors: Central New England railway company. (from old catalog) Subjects: Publisher: (Pittsfield, Mass., Sun printing company Contributing Library: The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: ng nearly a thousand feetabove the surrounding meadows. One may look as far north wardas Mt. Tom, while old Greylock may be discerned in the distant haze. He who would enjoy an ideal summer or the autumnal beautiesor pleasures of a New England town, will find no pleasanter placein all New England in which to cast his lot than Simsbury. Simsbury.Mrs. Charles Welles—West Simsbury post office. Farmhouse. One and one-half miles. Accommodates eight. Adults. S5 to S6 per week : children under ten, .S3,Will meet guests We have a large and shady lawn : rooms are large and airy, andvery pleasant. Private bath-house at Little Brook. Good fishing within a short dis-tance. Orlando Dean—One mile. Adults. .SI per day. CANTON, Hartford Countcj, Conn. A short walk from the station brings us to a pleasant littlevillage located in the midst of a beautiful farming country. Thislittle hamlet is known as Canton street. Canton Center and NorthCanton are more easily reached from Cherry Brook station. 18 Text Appearing After Image: COIililNSVILiIiE, Hartford County, Conn. He who comes to Collinsville to spend the summer vacation willfind many attractions and desirable features. Beautifully situatedon the gently sloping land by the side of the unsung beauties of theFarmington, a river that would have ravished the soul of Words-worth or Thomas Gray, lies this pretty Connecticut village. It is inthis town that the Collins Company have located their great shops,which manufacture agricultural tools for the Spanish Americanmarket. Collinsville Station—Collinsville Post office.Mrs. J. A. North—Collinsville. Conn. Private house. Accommodates eight.Adults, $7; children at reduced rates. Five minutes walk from station. Nearchurches, post office, telegraph, telephone, etc. House is pleasantly located, com-manding fine views. An abundance of small fruit, vegetables, fresh egss and milk.Healthful atmosphere. Dora A. Barnes—Two miles. Adults, $6. Mrs. Zerah J. Hinman—Two miles. Adults $5. Mrs. John E. Garette—Two mi Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Title: Simsbury station, circa 1900
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