Fifth Massachusetts Turnpike

http://dbpedia.org/resource/Fifth_Massachusetts_Turnpike an entity of type: WikicatTollRoadsInMassachusetts

The Fifth Massachusetts Turnpike was one of over 60 toll roads in operation throughout Massachusetts in the first half of the 19th century. An act establishing the Corporation was approved by the Massachusetts legislature on March 1, 1799. The Preamble to the act reads: rdf:langString
rdf:langString Fifth Massachusetts Turnpike
xsd:integer 27548260
xsd:integer 994416232
rdf:langString The Fifth Massachusetts Turnpike was one of over 60 toll roads in operation throughout Massachusetts in the first half of the 19th century. An act establishing the Corporation was approved by the Massachusetts legislature on March 1, 1799. The Preamble to the act reads: Whereas the high way leading from Northfield …through Warwick & Orange to Athol & also from Greenfield through Montague & unimproved Lands up Miller’s River to Athol aforesaid thence through Gerry [Phillipston], Templeton, Gardner, Westminster & Fitchburgh to Leominster… is Rocky & Mountainous, & the expense of straitening, making & repairing the same through the said Towns so that the same may be conveniently travelled with Horses & Carriages is much greater than reasonably ought to be required of said Towns; Be it therefore Enacted…
xsd:nonNegativeInteger 17336

data from the linked data cloud