NKY History Hour: Horsecars and Streetcars of Kentucky from 1860-1950

Running on two steel rails, drawing power from an overhead wire, the streetcar provided a smooth, quiet ride and a safe, convenient, relatively inexpensive mode of transportation for busy travelers. Beginning with horse-drawn cars and later evolving into electric powered ones, the streetcars were far faster than any earlier form of transportation at the time. The first horsecar line in Northern Kentucky, the Covington Street Railway Company, was incorporated in 1864 and up until 1950, Northern Kentucky was home to a web of streetcar tracks and connections.

Join author and historian Charles Bogart as he shares the history of the horsecar and streetcar lines that operated in Kentucky between 1860 and 1950 in the next virtual “NKY History Hour” program at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 19.

To register and participate in the free virtual presentation by Behringer-Crawford Museum, visit: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a2jgosPgQZ-MyVjjVYZiFA#/registration

Information on how to connect to the Zoom session will be sent after registration. The event will also be streamed live on BCM’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/bcmuseumnky.

“NKY History Hour” programs take place every other Wednesday evening and are currently free to the public but may become a BCM members-only benefit in the future. To support “NKY History Hour” and access many other entertaining and thought-provoking programs for free, join BCM today: http://bcmuseum.org/support-us/join/become-a-member.