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Eugene A. Brewster (1827–1898) was born in New York City to Timothy and Juliet Brewster. His grandfather, Samuel Brewster, was a patriot, blacksmith, and enslaver in New Windsor, New York, famed for forging part of the Great Chain during the Revolutionary War. The family relocated to the area in 1831, Timothy Brewster investing in a lumber ...
By September, 1831, the railroad was operational, using horses, mules and gravity as motive power. One hundred sixty cars were put into operation, and it was an instant financial success. In 1836, the Chesterfield Railroad Company reported carrying 25,903 cars, 84,976 tons (77,089 tonnes) of coal. It received gross revenues of $83,409.
James Brewster established the company in 1810 which operated for approximately 130 years. Brewster got its start in New Haven, Connecticut, and quickly gained a reputation for producing the best carriages in the country. In 1827, he set his shop at 52 Broad Street in New York City. 1887 Park Drag in The Netherlands A Brewster design for a Park ...
The American mud wagon was an earlier, smaller, and cruder vehicle, being mostly open-sided with minimal protection from weather, causing passengers to risk being mud-splashed. [1]: 120 A canvas-topped stage wagon was used for freight and passengers, and it had a lower center of gravity, making it harder to overturn. [1]: 153
Lewis and Clark. Smith was born in Jericho, now Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York, on January 6, 1799, [3] [a] [4] to Jedediah Smith I, a general store owner from New Hampshire, and Sally Strong, both of whom were descended entirely from families that came to New England from England during the Puritan emigration between 1620 and 1640.
The 10 a.m. interactive educational session is in the half-acre small dog park area of the Brewster Dog Park, 631 Harwich Road. The session is free and no registration is needed, but dogs must be ...
Edward Weed [11]: 53 [11]: 55 n. 43 "There was a town gathering at Chillicothe on the same day of last week, when Mr. Weed arrived in town on some business; and being known as an abolitionist, some indignities were offered to him—such as shaving his horse, removing the wheels of his wagon, &c.; that Mr. Weed soon after left town, was followed ...
May 30—Spokane's iconic 26-ton red wagon will be closed for three weeks starting Tuesday while it gets some much needed TLC. Contractors for Spokane Parks and Recreation will give the sculpture ...