Railroad in the wilderness :the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad, 1892-1948: Historical New Hampshire / William L. Taylor.

Title:

Railroad in the wilderness :the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad, 1892-1948: Historical New Hampshire / William L. Taylor.

Author:

Taylor, William L.

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1993.

Physical Description:

p. [186] - 213.

Source:

Vol. 48, No. 4 (Winter 1993) Historical New Hampshire.

Description:

From 1892 to 1948 the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad operated as a logging railroad in the forests around Lincoln, New Hampshire. Initially the railroad hauled logs for J. E. Henry & Sons' timber and sawmill operation. In 1902 the Henrys built a pulp and paper mill at Lincoln. In 1917 the Parker-Young Company purchased the entire operation, and ran it until the 1940's. For most of this period only steam locomotives were powerful enough to reach far back into the rough, mountainous terrain east of Lincoln. In the early 1940's, however, trucks began hauling wood, and by the end of 1947 the East Branch & Lincoln had ceased to exist as a logging railroad.

Language:

English.

Subjects:

Railroads. , Logging railroads.

Locations:

Lincoln (N.H.).

Organizations:

East Branch & Lincoln Railroad.

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