trolley cars: How Columbia SC Rolled, Part II - 08/05/09 07:23 AM
Columbia SC  
Within two decades of General Sherman's march through town the Columbia Street Railway Company was formed in 1882.  The first trolley cars were hand-crafted from the ground up featuring hand-milled oak woodwork and solid brass hardware and were pulled by horses.
Ten years later, in 1892 the Columbia Electric Street Railway, Light and Power Company was formed and within a year electric streetcars were rolling in Columbia.  These electric streetcars were the main source of revenue for the company and soon the houses along the streetcar routes had power delivered to them.

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