Baltimore Sun January 2, 2014 by Kevin E. Dayhoff:
Westminster celebrated New Year in 1897 with new train station http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2015/10/baltimore-sun-january-2-2014-by-kevin-e.html
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article from January 2, 2014 by Kevin E. Dayhoff: Westminster celebrated New
Year in 1897 with new train station [Eagle Archive] January 2, 2014 by Kevin E.
Dayhoff
The big news for the New Year's celebrations in Westminster
in 1897 was the opening less than a week before of a new train station in town.
Westminster celebrated new year in 1897 with new train station [Eagle Archive]
According to research for the Historical Society of Carroll
County by Jay Graybeal, the Democratic Advocate newspaper reported the opening
of the station on Dec. 26, 1896.
A big deal was made over the fact that the station had
indoor bathrooms: "Toilet rooms for ladies and gentlemen open from each of
the waiting rooms… and the mirror in the ladies' department is already in
active operation."
Like many areas, the growth of the county was linked to the
presence of a train. Much of the expansion of the industrial, commercial and
employment base in Carroll after the Civil War, for example, was partially due
to the fact the railroad had arrived in 1861.
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