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Streetcars begin to operate in Detroit in 1863
August 3, 2021 @ 12:00 am
Streetcars drawn by horses began to operate on Jefferson and Woodward Avenues in Detroit on this day in 1863. Free rides were offered that day to all, as 4 tiny horse-drawn cars bounced along tracks on Jefferson Avenue, from Randolph to Elmwood.