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Author:
McCann, Linda.
Title:
The Cedar Valley Road / by Linda Betsinger McCann.
Publisher:
Iowan Books
Copyright Date:
2012
Description:
153 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Street-railroads--Iowa--History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 146-151).
Contents:
History of public transportation in Iowa -- The Cass brothers and the men who worked with them -- The early years (1896-1904) -- The glory years (1905-1915) -- The Cedar Valley Road route and station names -- The difficult years : World War I and the recession (1915-1924) -- The post-war years, a time for regrouping (1925-1934) -- The beginning of the end (1935-1944) -- The end of an era (1945-1956) -- What remains of the Cedar Valley Road? -- What caused the demise of the interurban? -- Why were the trolleys loved and remembered? -- Closing.
ISBN:
1934816264
9781934816264
Locations:
NYPE343 -- Charles City Public Library (Charles City)

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