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Manchester Streetcars
Contributor(s): Cummings, O. R. (Author)
ISBN: 1531602436     ISBN-13: 9781531602437
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
OUR PRICE:   $35.99  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: May 2000
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - General
Dewey: 974.202
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.91 lbs) 130 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - New England
- Geographic Orientation - New Hampshire
 
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Publisher Description:
There was a time when streetcars were a vital part of daily life in Manchester. From 1877 until 1940, horsecars and trolleys glided up and down the principal streets of the Queen City. Today, only a few of Manchester's residents remember those days. Now, you can enjoy a ride with them in Manchester Streetcars, an unforgettable journey over the rails of long ago. By 1892, Manchester had a fine, extensive horsecar system, which was electrified three years later. Expansion began in 1896 and through 1907, the network of tracks grew steadily, with new lines not only serving the Queen City but also radiating to Goffstown, Concord, Nashua, and Derry. More than one hundred closed and open cars provided vital local transportation during the peak years of the trolley era. These pages intimately describe the railway companies and the cars that made street travel in New Hampshire's largest city and vicinity so pleasant and so memorable for six decades.