FIRST - Electric Railway in Canada designed exclusively for inter-urban transport
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member The Blue Quasar
N 43° 09.978 W 079° 28.737
17T E 623644 N 4780405
Little would you know... Beamsville was a FIRST in Canada.
Waymark Code: WM113Z
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 12/10/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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Spanning a 35 year history, this location was a priciple location for the First Electric Railway in Canada that was designed exclusively for inter-urban transport.

People, cattle, and other farm related items used this main source of transportation at the start of the 20th century.

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FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event

Date of FIRST: 10/01/1896

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