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Hoosac Tunnel

Original Vintage Card
  
Sale Price: $9.95
Original Price: $15.95

Stock #:474139
Type: Postcard
Era: White Border
City: Florida
State: Massachusetts (MA)
County: Berkshire
Publisher: C.W. Hughes & Co.
Postmark: Jul-28
Postmark City: Bennington
Postmark State: VT
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

Additional Details:
Hoosac Tunnel was commenced in 1851 and completed in 1875. The total lenght 4 3/4 miles long and is the longest tunnel in the United States. Rock excavated 1,900,000 tons. Men employed during construction were about 900. Lives lost 192, width 24 feet height 20 feet. Equipped with Electoral service 1911.

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