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Salem Street station

1959 establishments in Massachusetts1967 disestablishments in MassachusettsBuildings and structures in Wilmington, MassachusettsFormer Boston and Maine Railroad stationsFormer MBTA stations in Massachusetts
MBTA Commuter Rail stations in Middlesex County, MassachusettsRailway stations in the United States closed in 1967Railway stations in the United States opened in 1959
Salem Street station, September 2014
Salem Street station, September 2014

Salem Street station was a short-lived commuter rail station in Wilmington, Massachusetts in use from 1959 to 1967. It was located at the Salem Street crossing. It was established by the Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M) as the sole stop on the Wildcat Branch, in the wake of a restructuring brought on by service cuts. In 1965, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority started funding MBTA Commuter Rail service on the B&M routes, but closed Salem Street in 1967.

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Salem Street station
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N 42.5745 ° E -71.1694 °
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Salem Street 195
01887
Massachusetts, United States
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Salem Street station, September 2014
Salem Street station, September 2014
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Harnden Tavern
Harnden Tavern

The Harnden Tavern, also known as the Col. Joshua Harnden Tavern, is a historic tavern that was built in 1770 at 430 Salem Street in Wilmington, Massachusetts. The Col. Joshua Harnden Tavern was built during the last third of the eighteenth century in the town of Wilmington, Massachusetts. The site is on Lot No. One in the "Land of Nod," in the most northerly part of the Charlestown Grant. This imposing structure is an excellent surviving example of late-Georgian architecture. Joshua Harnden was the great-grandson of Richard Harnden, the first Englishman to settle in what is now North Wilmington. Joshua and his wife Sarah (Cornell) and their six children were the first family to occupy this house. During the Revolutionary War, Joshua served in Capt. Timothy Walker's Militia Co. Later he attained the rank of colonel shortly before his retirement. Joshua was elected to serve the Town of Wilmington as one of its three selectmen. After the Revolutionary War, he opened his home to the public as an inn or tavern. Col. Harnden died on September 9, 1807. His wife died on August 9, 1816. The property was sold to Dr. Silas Brown in 1818. It remained in the Brown - Hathaway family for 125 years. There is credible tradition that the tavern was used as a station on the Underground Railroad prior to the Civil War.The building was taken by the town by eminent domain in 1973, and presently houses the Wilmington Town Museum. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.