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First Interurban Operation
- When
- 1889
- Where
- Newark, Ohio
The Newark and Granville Street Railway opened in 1889 in Ohio, recognized as the first interurban to emerge in the United States.
The Newark and Granville Street Railway opened in 1889, becoming the first interurban to emerge in the United States. It was not a major success, but other interurbans followed. The development of the automobile was then in its infancy, and to many investors interurbans appeared to be the future of local transportation.
Sources
- Interurban Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
- Newark, Ohio Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-07
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