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Tag: streetcar

The trolley comes to Ipswich, June 26, 1896

May 23, 2021February 11, 2023 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment
Georgetown-Ipswich trolley

In 1896, the first trolley from Beverly arrived in Ipswich, and a year later, the Georgetown, Rowley and Ipswich Street Railway opened. By 1919, Mr. Ford's Model T ended the brief era of the street railway.

Posted in History, RoadsTagged 1896, Essex, June, streetcar, trolley

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