During an 1831 trip to North and South America, Sir James Edward
Alexander (1803-1885) took a detour from riding a “coach (a sort of windmill,
freely admitting the cold air through the leathern sides)” from Washington to
Baltimore to ride on the “Baltimore Railway”. They rode in a "heavy double carriage, drawn by one horse."
Monday, June 18, 2018
1831 B & O horse drawn carriage
During an 1831 trip to North and South America, Sir James Edward
Alexander (1803-1885) took a detour from riding a “coach (a sort of windmill,
freely admitting the cold air through the leathern sides)” from Washington to
Baltimore to ride on the “Baltimore Railway”. They rode in a "heavy double carriage, drawn by one horse."
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