Inscription
Operated between January 19, 1896 and 1927. One of the shortest and most unusual trolley car lines in the United States. The line operated with one car built by J.G. Brill of Philadelphia. A dummy car counterbalanced by scrap metal ran on a parallel track.
Details
| HM Number | HMXCH |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century |
| Historical Place | Train |
| Marker Type | Other |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Year Placed | 1987 o |
| Placed By | Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation |
| Marker Condition |   2 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 2:40am PDT -07:00 |
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| Directions Information | Located near habitat for humanity restore building up the hill from the car dealership... easier to find coming from beaver falls than patterson |
|---|---|
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17T E 557238 N 4510347 |
| Decimal Degrees | 40.74208333, -80.32205000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 44.525', W 80° 19.323' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 44' 31.5000" N, 80° 19' 19.3800" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 724, 412 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 100 Hillside Ave, Beaver Falls PA 15010, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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I Saw The Marker
It is difficult to appreciate the inclines location due to overgrowth
Jun 27, 2018 at 7:47am PDT by historicallyincorrect
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