Record #:

7725

Author(s):

Boccaccio, Mary

Abstract:

Carriages are horse-drawn wheeled vehicles built especially for carrying passengers. The Ellis Carriage Works of Kinston, established in 1886 as Oliver Ellis & Brothers was the first manufacturer of this means of transportation in North Carolina. The article depicts a trip from Asheville to Webster in a carriage, including the early technical problems of this mode of transportation.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 54 Issue 1, June 1986, p18-19, il

Subject(s):

Carriage manufacturers and dealers--Kinston