Frances Appleton and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: A Romance Spanning the West Boston BridgeYou are here:HomeHistoryTopicArt & LiteratureFrances Appleton and Henry Wadsworth… Two modern day bridges, the Longfellow Bridge and the Frances Appleton Footbridge reflect the love story of one of America’s great poets. The journey to Longfellow and Appleton's happy marriage is tied to Longfellow’s| The West End Museum – Boston's Neighborhood Museum
From Canal to Rail: The Birth of the Boston & Lowell RailroadYou are here:HomeHistoryTopicCanalFrom Canal to Rail: The… The Boston and Lowell Railroad, New England’s first passenger train service, built its first Boston depot on Lowell Street in the West End. It would help replace the Middlesex Canal as the primary means to move people| The West End Museum – Boston's Neighborhood Museum