Sandown Depot LbNA #45165
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Jan 6, 2009 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Sandown |
| County: | Rockingham |
| State: | New Hampshire |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | XCboy13  |
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| Found by: | irunxc |
| Last found: | Jul 3, 2016 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFa |
| Last edited: | Jan 6, 2009 |
HISTORY:
The Sandown Depot Station was a railroad station on the Worcester, Nashua and Portland section of the Boston and Maine Railroad. It was built in 1873 on the 64.64 milepost of the W, N & P section. The station was in use from when it opened until it was discontinued in 1933. It was closed down in 1933 due to the invention of automobiles and trucks, the rising cost of maintaining the rail bed because of all the hills, river crossings and curves. By 1935 all the tracks had been removed from the area.
The W, N & P line was a very busy section of the Boston and Maine Railroad. It handled the largest amount of any unsignaled, single line track in the country. During its most active period the Sandown station saw around 18 freight and 6 passenger trains per day. Some products shipped were lumber, milk, shoes, cattle, coal, household supplies, wooden tubs and pails. Sometimes the famous “Bar Harbor Express” came through carrying the Roosevelt’s and Rockefeller’s to their summer homes. Although this was rare, it did happen on occasion and it was big news in the town so people would line the tracks to catch a glimpse. In 1889 President Benjamin Harrison came for a whistle stop. Prior to his visit some of the women in town made a 30 x 50 foot flag to honor him.
The Sandown Depot was a very attractive station and was very welcome to travelers. Next to the building itself, there were flowerpots made of the smoke stacks of old trains. In 1908 the railroad planted several hundred trees to create the town’s first public park. At the turn of the century the Sandown Station was voted the most attractive station between Nashua, New Hampshire and Portland, Maine by the Boston and Maine Corporation.
The Worcester, Nashua and Portland line was always a hard luck section. Between 1900 and 1920 it carried more traffic then a single line, unsignaled track could safely handle. There were many accidents, a number of which were fatal. There were at least four of these fatal accidents on record that occurred at or near the Sandown station.
The letterbox is at the old train depot in Sandown, NH. While driving on N. Main (121A) there will be a three way fork in the road created by 121A, Freemont Rd. and Depot Road. This intersection is right across from St. Mathews Church. At the intersection take Depot Road, shortly down the road there will be a parking lot to park in.
From the parking lot you walk across the old loading platform in front of the station. Then walk between “The F. EDWARD DEVEAU” and the small “SANDOWN” engine. Once past the trains you will see a small shed. Go left around it and onto the railroad bed, follow it and go through the gate.
Once you pass through the gate follow down the railroad bed and you will see a large rock wall on your left. Follow this rock wall to the end of it and then stop. Turn diagonally to your left or to 30° if you have a compass, and take 15 paces away from the railroad bed to a pile of rock and rubble. You will then see a torso sized rock, look around the base of it to find your prize!
You may read the brief history on the paper inside the letterbox if you wish! Once done PLEASE replace all the contents and put the box back where you found it.
The Sandown Depot Station was a railroad station on the Worcester, Nashua and Portland section of the Boston and Maine Railroad. It was built in 1873 on the 64.64 milepost of the W, N & P section. The station was in use from when it opened until it was discontinued in 1933. It was closed down in 1933 due to the invention of automobiles and trucks, the rising cost of maintaining the rail bed because of all the hills, river crossings and curves. By 1935 all the tracks had been removed from the area.
The W, N & P line was a very busy section of the Boston and Maine Railroad. It handled the largest amount of any unsignaled, single line track in the country. During its most active period the Sandown station saw around 18 freight and 6 passenger trains per day. Some products shipped were lumber, milk, shoes, cattle, coal, household supplies, wooden tubs and pails. Sometimes the famous “Bar Harbor Express” came through carrying the Roosevelt’s and Rockefeller’s to their summer homes. Although this was rare, it did happen on occasion and it was big news in the town so people would line the tracks to catch a glimpse. In 1889 President Benjamin Harrison came for a whistle stop. Prior to his visit some of the women in town made a 30 x 50 foot flag to honor him.
The Sandown Depot was a very attractive station and was very welcome to travelers. Next to the building itself, there were flowerpots made of the smoke stacks of old trains. In 1908 the railroad planted several hundred trees to create the town’s first public park. At the turn of the century the Sandown Station was voted the most attractive station between Nashua, New Hampshire and Portland, Maine by the Boston and Maine Corporation.
The Worcester, Nashua and Portland line was always a hard luck section. Between 1900 and 1920 it carried more traffic then a single line, unsignaled track could safely handle. There were many accidents, a number of which were fatal. There were at least four of these fatal accidents on record that occurred at or near the Sandown station.
The letterbox is at the old train depot in Sandown, NH. While driving on N. Main (121A) there will be a three way fork in the road created by 121A, Freemont Rd. and Depot Road. This intersection is right across from St. Mathews Church. At the intersection take Depot Road, shortly down the road there will be a parking lot to park in.
From the parking lot you walk across the old loading platform in front of the station. Then walk between “The F. EDWARD DEVEAU” and the small “SANDOWN” engine. Once past the trains you will see a small shed. Go left around it and onto the railroad bed, follow it and go through the gate.
Once you pass through the gate follow down the railroad bed and you will see a large rock wall on your left. Follow this rock wall to the end of it and then stop. Turn diagonally to your left or to 30° if you have a compass, and take 15 paces away from the railroad bed to a pile of rock and rubble. You will then see a torso sized rock, look around the base of it to find your prize!
You may read the brief history on the paper inside the letterbox if you wish! Once done PLEASE replace all the contents and put the box back where you found it.