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Taunton Branch Railroad opened for business in 1836. The overall length of the railroad was about 11.5 miles. Thomas B. Wales served as the company's first president.
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Taunton's notable ironmaking industry, and would lead to the rapid development of new businesses in the coming decades.
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Middleboro and Taunton Railroad was opened between
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Hartford Railroad
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Massachusetts
Railroad Track Construction from 1826 to 1850
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that was built in 1871 as a shortcut between Taunton and
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