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Friday, April 16, 2021    Edition: United States

Sketches (Page 2)

New York City’s 3rd Avenue Rail Road & Its Tokens

2011-09-15
By: Aaron Packard
On: September 15, 2011
In: Sketches
With: 0 Comments

Starting in the mid-1800s, New York City had a hodge-podge of companies providing transportation services throughout the city. The Atwood-Coffee Guide to Transportation Tokens lists over a dozen such hackneys and their tokens.Continue Reading

James Kennedy – Ionia Michigan Banker & Token

2011-09-12
By: Aaron Packard
On: September 12, 2011
In: Sketches
With: 2 Comments

James Kennedy was born at Armagh, Ireland, September 9, 1832. and emigrated to Canada when he was 17 years old. He first settled in Brampton, Canada, but soon thereafter moved to the United States. He first took residence in Michigan City, Indiana.Continue Reading

W.H. Richardson’s Parasol & Umbrella Tokens

2011-09-02
By: Aaron Packard
On: September 2, 2011
In: Sketches
With: 0 Comments

William H. Richardson was an umbrella, parasol, and sunshade manufacturer and retailer in Philadelphia during the mid-19th century. During the era, parasols and sunshades were quite popular, and used by ladies to shield themselvesContinue Reading

The Faithful Steward Wreck & Delaware’s Coin Beach

2011-07-25
By: Aaron Packard
On: July 25, 2011
In: Sketches
With: 27 Comments

On the stormy night of September 1st 1785 the Faithful Steward, having journeyed 53 days from Londonderry Ireland en route to Philadelphia, ran aground during an intense squall near Delaware’s Indian River Inlet. On board were 249 immigrants, Captain Connolly McCauslandContinue Reading

Paper Scrip of Georgia’s Western & Atlantic Railroad

2011-03-30
By: Aaron Packard
On: March 30, 2011
In: Sketches
With: 1 Comment

Built and owned by the State of Georgia, the Western & Atlantic Railroad was constructed between 1841-1850. Costing a staggering five million dollars for the time, the Western & Atlantic established itself as an integral linkContinue Reading

The New York Central Rail Road Civil War Token

2011-02-02
By: Aaron Packard
On: February 2, 2011
In: Sketches
With: 0 Comments

The New York Central Railroad was an amalgamation of numerous railroads in the northeastern United States. It can trace its inception to the year 1826 and the chartering of the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad. The purpose of this original systemContinue Reading

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