Electric Streetcars

First electric trolley

system in N.C. opened,

Feb. 1, 1889, bolstering

regional tourism. Served

train depot 1/4 mile S.E.

Marker is at the intersection of Haywood Rd (North Carolina Route 191) and Euclid Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Haywood Rd.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Electricity for Streetcars

Power from Brown’s Island began to run streetcars in 1894, when Richmond Railway & Electric built a coal-fired generating plant.

In 1888, the Richmond Union Passenger Railway became the first streetcar line in the world to be successfully powered by electricity. ...