Trolleys, Trains, Railways, Street Cars, Cable Cars, Traction Cars…

BeeLines - September 8, 2016

By Marybelle Beigh, Westfield Historian

Trolleys, Trains, Railways, Street Cars, Cable Cars, Traction Cars…

“But the JW & NW Trolley started way back in 1880’s!” exclaimed the Westfield Historian during a spirited discussion with another presenter at the recent Second Chautauqua History Fair of August 13th and 14th, 2016.

WNY’s First “Fourth of July” in 1754…Part V Tag to Portage Road – French/Indian War

BeeLines - July 20, 2017

By Marybelle Beigh, Westfield Town & Village Historian

WNY’s First “Fourth of July” in 1754…Part V Tag to Portage Road – French/Indian War

This story was unearthed, while rummaging through the archived files at the Patterson Library a few years ago, looking for information about the building and use of the Portage Road for an earlier BeeLines series on this topic.

History

Early History

The first Europeans to visit Westfield were French explorers interested in finding a water route between the Great Lakes and Ohio River systems.

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