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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 28.,
Medford Square
in the early days. (search)
em till the erection of St. Joseph's, farther up the street. In its remodelled form we can find it the store of Page & Curtin. Medford post office was in various places in this square,—a century ago in Mr. Porter's store, on Main street, the building just recently demolished. Then the stage coach was the public conveyance used. Henry Richardson (one of the 1818 Club) wrote: Our railroad was not running then, The project was not broached, And those that chose to ride to town Went in J. Wyman's coach. In every morn, at 8 A. M. 'Twould stand with open door, Beneath the willow in the square, Just by George Porter's store. The stump of that old willow may be seen in the view of the Porter house. In 1847 came the Medford branch railroad, then as now, a terminal—now more terminal than ever—good service and much patronized; expected to be continued on to Stoneham, and road bed partly graded thither. A mention of the square would not be complete if the town pump was omitted. <