Stone Haven station

Stone Haven
Stone Haven station looking north
General information
Coordinates	42°14′49″N71°09′47″W / 42.24696°N 71.16308°W / 42.24696; -71.16308
Line	Dedham Branch
History
Closed	April 21, 1967
Former services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Dedham Terminus Dedham Branch East Dedham toward South Station Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Dedham Terminus Dedham Branch East Dedham toward Readville
Location

Stone Haven station site, November 2015

Stone Haven was a railroad station on the Dedham Branch spur, connecting Dedham station to the main Boston-Providence line at Readville. The station was located on Mount Vernon Street in Dedham, next to the home of Col. Eliphalet Stone, and was named for him. ^[1] Stone donated the building for the waiting room. ^[1]

Coal was delivered to this station to then be transported to the mills along the nearby Mother Brook. ^[2]

The station closed on April 21, 1967. ^[3]

See also

• History of rail in Dedham, Massachusetts

References

1. Dedham Historical Society (2001). Dedham. Arcadia Publishing. p. 96. ISBN   978-0-7385-0944-0 . Retrieved August 11, 2019.
2. Neiswander 2024, p. 68.
3. Humphrey, Thomas J. & Clark, Norton D. (1985). Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years. Boston Street Railway Association. ISBN   9780685412947.

Works cited

• Neiswander, Judith (2024). Mother Brook and the Mills of East Dedham. Damianos Publishing. ISBN   978-1-941573-66-2.