256 history of Hingham. 



Scituate and Marshfield to Duxbury, was opened in the summer 

 of 1871. This road was extended to Kingston, where it connected 

 with the Old Colony, and opened June 21, 1874. Thus Hingham 

 came into more direct communication with the shire town of its 

 county. The Duxbury and Cohasset Road was consolidated with 

 the Old Colony Oct. 1, 1878. 



The Nantasket Beach railroad was chartered and opened in 

 1880. This road connected with the Old Colony at " Old Colony 

 House " Station, and ran to the head of Nantasket Beach, in Hull, 

 and thence to Windmill Point, just beyond Hull Village, making- 

 close connection with the steamboats at Nantasket Beach and 

 Hull. After several seasons of experience in running as an inde- 

 pendent road, it was finally leased to the Old Colony in 1888, 

 on such terms as to make it virtually a part of that road. 



