Western Transit Company
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Product Details
CompanyWestern Transit Company
Certificate Type
Capital Stock
Date Issued
Unissued, circa 1880's
Canceled
No
Printer
Not indicated
Signatures
NA
Approximate Size
10 3/4" (w) by 7 1/4" (h)
Images
Representative of the piece you will receive
Guaranteed Authentic
Yes
Additional Details
NA
Historical Context
The Western Transit Company was originally incorporated in New York in 1855 as the Western Transportation Company. The company soon had a full line of boats running both on the Great Lakes and on the Erie Canal. They had twenty propellers, six sailing vessels and 200 canal boats. The company was engaged in carrying freight and passengers on the lakes, and freight upon the Erie Canal, its vessels running in connection with the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad. In 1864 it had the following vessels: Empire State, Badger State, Oneida, Mohawk, Plymouth, Tonawanda, Free State, Potomac, Racine, Neptune and Mayflower.
The boats of the company left Buffalo, New York daily through the season of navigation, for Milwaukee, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Port Huron, Mackinac, Port St. Ignace, Sheboygan and all other principal points on the lakes.
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