From Lakeport, one could hop on another line to access The Weirs, Meredith or Laconia.
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Laconia Station and Gale Library in the Snow - 1905. A print by Peter Furber. This print is available. (
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The Weirs Station as viewed from the stairs of the New Weirs Hotel
A busy Weirs Station in the early 1900s.
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Meredith Station - 1906
THE DEMISE OF THE LAKESHORE RAILROAD
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REFERENCES AND RESOURCES
New Hampshire Railroad Stations
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The Walker Transportation Collection
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Philbrick, Dana; "The Lakeshore Railroad: The First Forty Years" -
"The B & M Bulletin" - Volume XVI - Number 4
"Main Street" - Alton's Monthly Newspaper - February 2005 - Volume XXI Number 2.
The B & M Historical Society -
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LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE - Circa. 1910 - A promotional booklet circulated by the Boston and Maine Railroad.
Concord Antique Gallery
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The Gunstock Parish: A History of Gilford, New Hampshire - Adair D.Mulligan - Published for the Thompson-Ames Historical Society - Phoenix Publishing - 1995 - A wonderful book. Ms. Mulligan quotes often from Dana Philbrick's B&M Article.
vaguely related topics:
Dover to Lakeport line causes huge fire in Rochester
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