Waupaca Electric Light and Railway Company
The Waupaca Electric Light and Railway Company was set up in 1898 as successor to the Waupaca Electric Light Association. It opened July 4, 1899 with regular service from July 9. Service was typically hourly. The single line ran 5.12 miles from the Soo Line Depot via Oak St., Mill St., Main St., Fulton St. and Highway 22 to King on Rainbow Lake. The Grand Army of the Republic Veterans Home in King housed 600 Civil War Veterans and their wives, who provided much of the lines ridership. The line also served vacationers visiting the Waupaca Chain of Lakes.
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Waupaca Electric Light and Railway Company
The Waupaca Electric Light and Railway Company was set up in 1898 as successor to the Waupaca Electric Light Association. It opened July 4, 1899 with regular service from July 9. Service was typically hourly. The single line ran 5.12 miles from the Soo Line Depot via Oak St., Mill St., Main St., Fulton St. and Highway 22 to King on Rainbow Lake. The Grand Army of the Republic Veterans Home in King housed 600 Civil War Veterans and their wives, who provided much of the lines ridership. The line also served vacationers visiting the Waupaca Chain of Lakes.
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The Waupaca Electric Light and ...... ng the Waupaca Chain of Lakes.
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Waupaca Soo Line Depot
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The Waupaca Electric Light and ...... ng the Waupaca Chain of Lakes.
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