Manchester, New Hampshire - Merci Box Car

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Manchester, NH
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West side of the city. I-293 exit 6. South on Front St./Amoskeag St./Eddy Rd, then first right onto Bremer St. Drive five or six blocks, then left onto Reed St. At the dead end of Reed, just south of Bremer.

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Merci Box Car - behind glass. Manchester, New Hampshire - Merci Box Car

The French sent over gifts of gratitude in the "Merci" train, thankful for the relief supplies sent over by individual Americans in the 1940s. Each state received their own box car, and NH has wonderfully preserved theirs in a gorgeous Lions Club-style shrine, decorated with fleur-de-lys and French signage aplenty. It's weird and educational! [Alyssa Waite, 05/14/2003]

[RA: Dec. 2004 - Steve Perley sent photos.]

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