The Corner of Greenwood Ave. & Blackman Ave c. 1910                                                                          Bethel's main thoroughfare in the first years of the 20th century.  Notice the dirt streets with the cobblestone path running between the trolley tracks. In the distance can be seen the hand-cranked railroad gates. The numerous Elm trees that lined both sides of the street eventually fell victim to the Dutch-elm disease that swept throughout a portion of New England in the 1960s.
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