Gray Gables station
Gray Gables | |||||||||||
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 Early-20-century postcard of Gray Gables station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Monument Neck Road, Bourne, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°44′1.64″N 70°36′52.85″W / 41.7337889°N 70.6146806°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Woods Hole Branch | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1892 | ||||||||||
| Closed | July 18, 1938 | ||||||||||
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Gray Gables station is a former train station in Bourne, Massachusetts.
History
The station was first built by the Old Colony Railroad as a stop for President Grover Cleveland's nearby summer home of Gray Gables.[1] It was located on the Monument Neck Road in Bourne.[1] The station was moved to the site of the Aptucxet Trading Post Museum in Bourne in 1977, and was renovated and moved closer to Aptuxet Road in 2013.[2]
References
- ^ a b Farson, Robert H. (1993). Cape Cod Railroads Including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Joan Hollister Farson (First ed.). Yarmouthport, Massachusetts: Cape Cod Historical Publications. p. 144. ISBN 0-9616740-1-6.
- ^ Gately, Paul (June 17, 2014). "Grandson of Grover Cleveland helps Bourne celebrate renovated train station". Bourne Courier. Bourne, Massachusetts.
External links
Media related to Gray Gables station at Wikimedia Commons
- Gray Gables Railroad Station—Bourne Historical Society