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SUMMARY:GMALL Presents: MD&G Railroad to Historical Rail Trail
DESCRIPTION:GMALL Presents – From MD&G Railroad to Historic Rail Trail\nThursday\, February 12 from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at the Historic Bennington County Courthouse\n\n\n\nGreen Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning is excited to partner with the Manchester Historical Society to present this talk about the Historic Rail Trail in Manchester. The transformation of the Manchester\, Dorset\, and Granville (MD&G) Railroad into a modern recreational trail represents over a century of industrial and community history. Beginning in 1901\, the Norcross-West Co. developed the railroad and a state-of-the-art finishing mill to transport over 500\,000 cubic feet of “Dorset White” marble for the construction of the New York Public Library\, then the largest marble building in the world. Following the cessation of operations in 1918\, and removal of the rails in 1934\, the line sat for decades fading from memory until a vision emerged to preserve this corridor as a public asset by the formation of Old Railroad Bed\, LLC\, which purchased the land in 2009. The project involved significant land and infrastructure donations\, including legal challenges and hundreds of hours of work by volunteers overseeing the trail’s construction until the Town of Manchester officially took ownership following a ribbon-cutting ceremony on January 2\, 2023. Join Manchester Historical Society (MHS) Curator Shawn Harrington and MHS Board Member Bill Badger for a presentation covering the century of history and change. This program is free and open to all – or pay what you wish and support local history at a level that feels right to you. For more information or to register\, please call 802-867-0111 or visit our website at greenmtnacademy.org.
URL:https://www.dorsetvt.com/dorset-events/gmall-presents-mdg-railroad-to-historical-rail-trail/
LOCATION:Historic Bennington County Courthouse\, Manchester Center\, VT\, United States
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