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replenished on the way with both wood and water. Consequently the station at Woburn (now known as Walnut Hill) was for years called Woburn Watering Station. Great sheds 40 × 100 ft. were then located on either side the tracks and filled with cord wood sawed twice in two by horse power machines; while in the hill above was a great cistern from which the water was supplied to the engine tank. The original engine is said to have been given (in England) the name of the noted English engineer Stephenson. It somehow acquired the nickname (from people along the route) of John Bull. The second was named Patrick in honor of the president of the road, Patrick T. Jackson. The proposition to call it Jackson did not meet with favor from the Whig proprietors, as Old Hickory had a more than local reputation, so Patrick it was, as a compromise. It was the custom of those days and is still in some sections to name an engine, as now are the Pullman cars, warships, and merchant vessels. In t