This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Electric streetcars and interurbans in early transport history
A wide, personal reminiscence traces the birth of electric traction from Thomas Davenport in 1834 to Charles G. Page in Washington and Baltimore, then recalls life near streetcar lines in Dallas and Baylor University. The piece notes interurban travel, later World War II track damage, and a community marker at Lake Quitman highlighting 1200–1500 AD Caddo sites. It closes with social snippets from a wedding note and a bridal shower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Vermont
Thomas Davenport
Robert Davisson
Aberdeen
Scotland
Edinburg-Glascow
Moses Farmer
Dover
N. H
Charles G. Page
U. S. Patent Office
Congress
Washington, D. C
Bladensburg
Ennis
Dallas
Big D
Wood County Historical Survey Committee
Lake Quitman
D. T. Loyd
Upshur