Some key events:

• January 1851: construction begins on Georgetown Branch rail corridor in Groveland, Haverhill & Georgetown 

• September 1851: Georgetown Branch rail corridor is completed 

• 1925: first formal abandonment attempt is unsuccessful 

• 1926: many ROWs, including Georgetown Branch ROW, are leased to Eastern MA Electric

• 1930: revisionary taking of Georgetown Branch ROW (and others) by Eastern MA Electric to prevent lands reverting back to previous owners upon a successful formal abandonment attempt (surveyor plans) 

• 1933: passenger service discontinued

• 1941: second formal abandonment attempt is successful 

• 1942: formal abandonment of the Georgetown Branch, ​transferring ownership to Eastern MA Electric

• 1942-Present: Eastern MA Electric becomes National Grid and operates the ROW as an active utility coridor 

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For a more-detailed narrative on many of the above referenced dates and events, view this scanned copy of B&M Bulletin, Fall 1977.

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