Shore Line Trolley Museum
The Shore Line Trolley Museum is a trolley museum located in East Haven, Connecticut. Incorporated in 1945, it is the oldest continuously operating trolley museum in the United States.Photo: Versageek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: trolley museum in East Haven, Connecticut
- Also known as: “The Shore Line Trolley Museum”
- Address: 17 River Street, East Haven, CT 06512
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beacon Hill and East Haven Green Historic District.
Beacon Hill
Peak
Beacon Hill, 130 feet above sea level, is a traprock outcrop located 1.2 miles southeast of New Haven, Connecticut overlooking the mouth of the Farm River 1.2 miles north of Long Island Sound.
East Haven Green Historic District
Park
Photo: Dep369, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The East Haven Green is the town green of the New England town of East Haven, Connecticut. It is bounded by River Street, Hemingway Avenue, Main Street, and Park Place and is the focal point of the East Haven Green Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. East Haven Green Historic District is situated 1,300 feet west of Shore Line Trolley Museum.
East Haven Academy
School
East Haven Academy is a public Magnet school in East Haven, Connecticut that enrolls children in grades 1-8. It opened on September 3, 1997. In 2005 " EHA" was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. East Haven Academy is situated 1 mile north of Shore Line Trolley Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Haven and Short Beach.
East Haven
Photo: Kathyradziunas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
East Haven is a town in Connecticut three minutes' drive from New Haven and 35 miles from Hartford. It is part of the Greater New Haven area, founded in 1683.
Short Beach
Suburb
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Short Beach is a beach neighborhood situated in Branford, Connecticut, United States. It is the westernmost of Branford's seven neighborhoods, the others being: The Hill, The Center, Pine Orchard, Stony Creek, Indian Neck, and Brushy Hill.
Morris Cove Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Morris Cove Historic District encompasses a former summer resort area in eastern New Haven, Connecticut. Bounded in the north by Myron Street, the south by Morris Causeway and Lighthouse Road, and on the east by the East Haven town line, the area was developed as a coastal summer community before being transformed into a streetcar suburb in the second quarter of the 20th century. Morris Cove Historic District is situated 2 miles southwest of Shore Line Trolley Museum.
Shore Line Trolley Museum
- Categories: historic district, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.27434° or 41° 16′ 28″ northLongitude
-72.86278° or 72° 51′ 46″ westOperator
Branford Electric Railway AssociationOpen location code
87H974FP+PVOpenStreetMap ID
way 227815253OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7501308
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Swedish—“Shore Line Trolley Museum” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ショア・ライン路面電車博物館”
- Swedish: “Shore Line Trolley Museum”
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