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English: A roundhouse owned by the Providence and Worcester Railroad in Providence, Rhode Island, seen circa 1870.

Back of postcard reads "Providence & Worcester Roundhouse Providence RI c. 1870. Located at Gaspee and Smith Streets below Capitol Hill."

"This roundhouse was replaced by the Charles Street and Oregon Street roundhouses when the original Union Station by [Thomas Alexander] Tefft was replaced by the new Union Station in the late 19th c."

"It was located roughly where the Amtrak station is located."

"Note that the turntable pit is covered by planking."
Date circa 1870
date QS:P,+1870-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source https://provlibdigital.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A17408
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Providence and Worcester Railroad roundhouse in Providence, RI, circa 1870

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