Manchester and Lawrence Railroad
1847 – 1919
- Business Type
- State Chartered (Legislative)
- State of Incorporation
- New Hampshire
- Business Purpose
- Railroad
- Rail Operations
- 1849-1850, 1853-1856
- Operations In
- United States: Massachusetts, New Hampshire
Timeline
- June 30, 1847
- Manchester and Lawrence Railroad incorporates by special act of the State of New Hampshire.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931). - July 1, 1887
- Manchester and Lawrence Railroad is leased to Boston and Maine Railroad for a period of 50 years dating from September 1, 1887.
Source
United States, Interstate Commerce Commission, “Boston & Maine Railroad,” in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States, 515-1010 (United States Government Printing Office, 1931). - January 1, 1919
- Manchester and Lawrence Railroad merges into Boston and Maine Railroad.
Source
Frederick N. Nowell, III, “Manchester and Lawrence Railroad,” in Addendum to Corporate History of Boston and Maine Railroad System, 40 (November 27, 2008).