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between 1898 and 1933, when the advent of the automobile made rail travel a less convenient option. A shed for passengers awaiting the trolley cars stood at the southern end of the street. It was called Rock Ledge
Station, but was nicknamed Rubberneck due to the need for those inside the shed to
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Lafayette Street hill was paved. Several people pertinent to the shipbuilding industry lived on Pleasant Street, including Captain William Gooding. The above-ground basement level of number 51 was used as a
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The home at 166, at the inside of the curve down to
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A milestone of the Boston to
Machias "King's Highway" route in front of 155 Pleasant Street. Now incorporated into a wall, it is engraved with "B 138," to denote its distance of 138 miles from Boston
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at the northern end of the street. It is here that the road's elevation drops around 65 feet (from 75 feet (23 m) to 10 feet (3.0 m)) over the course of around 500 feet (150 m).
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The cape at number 125 is a well-preserved, high-style Greek
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A 2021 Historic
Preservation Advisory Ordinance identified ten Local Historic Landmarks, three Historic Districts and three Historic Objects. Many are located in the
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Daniel M. Stubbs built the circa-1859 number 50. It was purchased in 1864 by photographer
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to measure mileage more accurately. The King's Highway, as a result, morphed into the Post Road.
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crane their necks out of the shed's door to look sharply right for an approaching trolley car.
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William Gooding Jr. built number 68 around 1846. It remained in the family for 103 years.
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