
New Haven & West Haven Horse Rail Road Company
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Product Details
Company
New Haven & West Haven Horse Rail Road Company
Certificate Type
Capital Stock
Date Issued
July 29, 1867
Canceled
Yes
Printer
Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor
Signatures
Hand signed
Approximate Size
10 1/2" (w) by 6 3/4" (h)
Images
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Guaranteed Authentic
Yes
Additional Details
NA
Historical Context
In 1865, the New Haven and West Haven Horse Railroad was founded to extend existing trolley lines from New Haven to West Haven and Savin Rock. With the new service, a trip from one town to the other took two hours, but this was still a great convenience for the average person, who had no other means of transportation.
Savin Rock’s initial period of real growth came at the hand of George Kelsey, who came to West Haven from Middletown in 1855, and eventually built his home on the property now occupied by the American Legion Hall and the now-defunct Silvers Drugstore. By 1867, Kelsey owned a controlling interest in the New Haven and West Haven Horse Car Company.
The horsecar line and the Savin Rock amusement area - both Kelsey endeavors - relied greatly on one another for the prosperity that they enjoyed together.
Additional Information
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