The rail crossing of the Connecticut River (United States) at this location originates from the Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad.
The V&MRR was chartered in 1844 and completed an extension between Millers Falls, Massachusetts and Brattleboro, Vermont by 1850.
Alvah Crocker, a paper and railroad magnate and U.S. Representative, was the first president of the V&MRR.
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