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Timeline / 1907 / August 1

Beloit?

August 1, 1907

Beloit's first public streetcars officially begin operations on the East loop using cars temporarily loaned from Rockford, Illinois, following an opening ceremony where company president Joel B. Dow and the mayor drove ceremonial gold and silver spikes into the first rail.

Meanwhile, closer to home

PropertyJune 1907Month

A Grand Army picnic was held at Yost's park.

PropertyAugust 14, 1907

A Grand Army picnic on a larger scale was scheduled at Yost's park, with posts from Fort Atkinson, Evansville, Edgerton, Whitewater and Milton joining the Janesville post.

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1907 / August 1

Beloit?

August 1, 1907

Beloit's first public streetcars officially begin operations on the East loop using cars temporarily loaned from Rockford, Illinois, following an opening ceremony where company president Joel B. Dow and the mayor drove ceremonial gold and silver spikes into the first rail.

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