Hodges Square: Echoes of Gone Days, Soil Drenched in Time

Duck under the tracks and let old tales seep beneath your skin. Hodges Square, a mute whisper between river and road, was once the noisy pulse of the Central Vermont Railroad. Here, the hardworking rail crew carved this unspectacular Square, now part of the National Register of Historic Places.

Surrounded by the city's titans – the towering Coast Guard Academy and the booming highway, Hodges Square, the economic brain of this New London hub, remains silent. Squeezed between river and road, this place was once the pulsating heart of the Central Vermont Railroad. Forged from the rough hands of the nation's rail builders, Hodges Square flourished around their gritty toil, the roundhouse and service yard they called home. Take a step back through time, and you can still hear the ghostly whispers beneath your feet, wherever the tracks lie.

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Hodges Square: Echoes of Gone Days, Soil Drenched in Time

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