Newburyport Car Manufacturing Company
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Newburyport Car Manufacturing Company was a street car builder in Newburyport, Massachusetts
from 1887-1905. Business began with horsecar
s, but the company folded due to the introduction of electric street cars.
Newburyport, Massachusetts
Newburyport is a small coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, 35 miles northeast of Boston. The population was 21,189 at the 2000 census. A historic seaport with a vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes part of Plum Island...
from 1887-1905. Business began with horsecar
Horsecar
A horsecar or horse-drawn tram is an animal-powered streetcar or tram.These early forms of public transport developed out of industrial haulage routes that had long been in existence, and from the omnibus routes that first ran on public streets in the 1820s, using the newly improved iron or steel...
s, but the company folded due to the introduction of electric street cars.