Our newest grand child Addison has arrived to join the gpscouts ! We thought we would add a cache in her honor at the trailhead of her father’s eagle project the first bridge south of here. Easiest approached from parking off of Washacum Avenue at the far end of the lot. For a longer hike there is a lot on Gates road where the trail ends..
Past History : the general location was originally built as the Fitchburg & Worcester RR in 1850. It ran from Fitchburg to Pratt’s Junction to Sterling Junction on the Worcester to Nashua RR. The line between Sterling to Sterling Junction was abandoned in 1937. The line between Pratt’s Junction and Sterling was abandoned in 1962. At that time it was part of the New Haven RR. Part of the line is still used to access freight customers in Leominster by trains from Framingham.