Stream Side Letterbox LbNA #49487 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Aug 6, 2009 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Mansfield |
| County: | Bristol |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | Greyrider  |
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| Found by: | Betsy @ The Summit |
| Last found: | Sep 30, 2009 |
| Status: | FFFFa |
| Last edited: | Aug 6, 2009 |
Planted: August 6, 2009
Length: Mansfield section; 2.5 out and back
Fruit Street parking lot to Letterbox;1.2 miles
Difficulty: Easy. Flat, paved trail.
Directions:
To start from downtown Mansfield: Take exit 11 off of I-495 and travel north on South Main Street. When you enter downtown on North Main Street, look for Old Colony Road on your right. A public parking lot is located here.
To start from Fruit Street parking lot; Take exit 11 off of I-495 and travel north on South Main Street. Take your first right onto Hall Street (green airport sign) and follow until it merges and become Fruit Street. Follow Fruit Street past the Mansfield Airport and spot the parking lot on your left.
The Old Colony Rail Trail is a planned 5-6 mile trail from Mansfield to the Norton/Taunton town line along the former Old Colony Railroad bed. The completed section in Mansfield is called the WW II Veterans Memorial Trail.
The Old Colony Railroad was a major railroad system, mainly covering southeastern Massachusetts, USA. Old Colony trains ran from Boston to points such as Provincetown, the tip of Cape Cod, and Providence, Rhode Island via its Boston and Providence Railroad. The first railroad known as the Old Colony Railroad was incorporated April 13, 1838 to run from the end of the Taunton Branch Railroad - which ran from the Boston and Providence to Taunton - to New Bedford. This however was renamed as the New Bedford and Taunton Railroad on March 26, 1839, before construction began, and only became part of the Old Colony system in 1879, when the Old Colony leased the Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg and New Bedford Railroad into which it had been merged. The Taunton Branch Railroad was incorporated in 1835 as a branch of the Boston and Providence Railroad from Mansfield to Taunton. It was built from 1835 to 1836, and operated at first by the B&P. The New Bedford and Taunton Railroad was incorporated in 1838 at the Old Colony Railroad, changing its name in 1839 to the New Bedford and Taunton. Construction ran from 1839 into 1840, extending the line to New Bedford, at which time the Taunton Branch split from the B&P and ran concurrently with the NB&T.
Starting from the Fruit Street parking lot; The paved trail heads north from the parking lot. A map board is located here. The southern section, across the road, heads towards the town of Norton, but is not developed. A stone-dust path parallels the paved trail. This is a straight trail with no turns and although wooded on both sides is wide open. White mileage markers are painted on the pavement in both directions. Travel North almost 1.25 miles and you will come to a black bridge. A stream flows under the bridge. The bridge rails are on the left and right sides. Cross to the left hand side. You will see a dirt path leading into the tree. Follow the path to the streams edge. Cross the stream using the rocks. You will see the cement foundation of the pipe that runs under the bike path. Look under the broken piece of cement for the letter box. The letter box is under the cement.
Thanks to Bill & Craig. I used their directions and text for this posting.
NO MAP AVAILABLE
WAIVER OF RESPONSIBILITY AND DISCLAIMER
BIKE IT OR HIKE IT LETTERBOXING
Length: Mansfield section; 2.5 out and back
Fruit Street parking lot to Letterbox;1.2 miles
Difficulty: Easy. Flat, paved trail.
Directions:
To start from downtown Mansfield: Take exit 11 off of I-495 and travel north on South Main Street. When you enter downtown on North Main Street, look for Old Colony Road on your right. A public parking lot is located here.
To start from Fruit Street parking lot; Take exit 11 off of I-495 and travel north on South Main Street. Take your first right onto Hall Street (green airport sign) and follow until it merges and become Fruit Street. Follow Fruit Street past the Mansfield Airport and spot the parking lot on your left.
The Old Colony Rail Trail is a planned 5-6 mile trail from Mansfield to the Norton/Taunton town line along the former Old Colony Railroad bed. The completed section in Mansfield is called the WW II Veterans Memorial Trail.
The Old Colony Railroad was a major railroad system, mainly covering southeastern Massachusetts, USA. Old Colony trains ran from Boston to points such as Provincetown, the tip of Cape Cod, and Providence, Rhode Island via its Boston and Providence Railroad. The first railroad known as the Old Colony Railroad was incorporated April 13, 1838 to run from the end of the Taunton Branch Railroad - which ran from the Boston and Providence to Taunton - to New Bedford. This however was renamed as the New Bedford and Taunton Railroad on March 26, 1839, before construction began, and only became part of the Old Colony system in 1879, when the Old Colony leased the Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg and New Bedford Railroad into which it had been merged. The Taunton Branch Railroad was incorporated in 1835 as a branch of the Boston and Providence Railroad from Mansfield to Taunton. It was built from 1835 to 1836, and operated at first by the B&P. The New Bedford and Taunton Railroad was incorporated in 1838 at the Old Colony Railroad, changing its name in 1839 to the New Bedford and Taunton. Construction ran from 1839 into 1840, extending the line to New Bedford, at which time the Taunton Branch split from the B&P and ran concurrently with the NB&T.
Starting from the Fruit Street parking lot; The paved trail heads north from the parking lot. A map board is located here. The southern section, across the road, heads towards the town of Norton, but is not developed. A stone-dust path parallels the paved trail. This is a straight trail with no turns and although wooded on both sides is wide open. White mileage markers are painted on the pavement in both directions. Travel North almost 1.25 miles and you will come to a black bridge. A stream flows under the bridge. The bridge rails are on the left and right sides. Cross to the left hand side. You will see a dirt path leading into the tree. Follow the path to the streams edge. Cross the stream using the rocks. You will see the cement foundation of the pipe that runs under the bike path. Look under the broken piece of cement for the letter box. The letter box is under the cement.
Thanks to Bill & Craig. I used their directions and text for this posting.
NO MAP AVAILABLE
WAIVER OF RESPONSIBILITY AND DISCLAIMER
BIKE IT OR HIKE IT LETTERBOXING