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Seen behind the motorman on the inside wall of a PCC departing "Riverside" many years ago: "Pickpockets are on duty for your convenience."
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shepaug wrote:Elaboration ???" "This was located in Norfolk, Massachusetts. not to be confused with Winstead, Connecticut. The park was owned by the N.Y. & N.E... In these games, John L. Sullivan, (the heavyweight boxer) appeared.
Highland Lake ? There was Electric Park that some fragments lasted into maybe 195o's (???) A Trolley Park. http://www.schaghticoke.net/coltsfoot/d ... nsted2.jpg
John Lawrence Sullivan (October 12, 1858 – February 2, 1918), also known as the Boston Strong Boy, was recognized as the first Heavyweight Champion of gloved boxing from February 7, 1882, to 1892, and is generally recognized as the last heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle boxing under the London Prize Ring Rules. He was the first American athlete to earn over one million dollars.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Sullivan
Cosmo wrote:Can anyone find, or does anyone have any pics of the Highland Lake station they can post here?Your wish is my I'll do my best..
Barbara Bartholomew of the Norfolk Historical Commission wrote: PRESS RELEASE FOR OPENING OF FALES MEMORIAL PARK
On Sunday, April 26, 2015, the Ceremony for Opening the Fales Memorial Park
Preserve will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. at 24 Campbell Street, Norfolk, by the Arch Bridge.
This location will serve as the main entrance to the Park. The land that has been designated
as Fales Park at Highland Lake in 2008 was purchased with Community Preservation funds. This tract
on the east side of Highland Lake replaces the original 13 ½ Acres of Fales land that Bertha
Fales donated to the Town of Norfolk in 1943. The original parcel was located north of Campbell
Street on the west side of the Stop River. This land was taken by eminet domain in 1980 and
became part of the Chales River Vallley Natural Storage Area under the jurisdiction of the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The Norfolk Historical Commission has spearheaded the effort to establish this park
commerorating the contributions of the Fales Family to the Town of Norfolk . Finally 72 years
after Bertha donated land for a Memorial Park it will become a reality on April 26, 2015.
The Norfolk Historical Commission and the Walpole Historical Society invite you all to
join us to mark this occasion. "