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Failure to pay any tax that is due by February 2, 2026 will cause the tax to become delinquent and subject to interest at the rate of 1.5% per month, back to the original due date of January 1, 2026.
All welcome to a railtrail walk, Sunday, February 18, at 1:00 p.m., starting on the front steps of Fuss & O’Neill, 146 Hartford Road. Built in 1869 to connect the Cheney silk mills to the main rail line in the North End, the South Manchester Railroad, at 2.5 miles, was the shortest freight-and passenger railroad in the United States. Passenger service ended in 1933, but freight still rolled along these rails into the 1980s. Hikers will have an easy, fairly flat, moderately paced walk along streets leading to the rail trail, over a trestle, then on to the bridge overlooking Center Springs Park and Bigelow Brook, returning the same way, about three miles round trip. Participants will hear about the history of the railroad. Rain or shine. Led by the Town Historian. Info: manchesterhistory.org
146 Hartford Road, 06040, View Map
146 Hartford Road , 06040
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Caption: Cheney railroad depot, circa 1900