there, you got off that steamer, got on another train, go up further along the shore and go up to westport and for the ticonderoga and sale to burlington the next day. so it was a link in the transportation network of the time. through most of her time on the lake, she ran a regular route with the delaware and hudson railroad company, on a very strict schedule between the shores of vermont and new york state. but by the time that you got into the mid-19 20's, late 1920's, things started to change. there was a lot more mobility for folks. people had gone to road transportation. the roads were much better. and in 1929, a bridge was built and crossed lake champlain, that to the big cotton out of the ticonderoga's usage, in terms of ridership. from that time forward, into the depression years, there was three years there were the ticonderoga didn't run because of financial constraints. there was nobody running it. but prior to that you had world war i, which is quite amazing, the fact that the ticonderoga survived that, and world war ii, a cousin of the need of materiel for the war efforts. we

go a little bit further up the shore and get off at westport and board the "ti" and sail to burlington the next day. so it was a link in the transportation network of the time. so through most of her time on the lake, she ran a regular route with the delaware and hudson railroad company, as a very strict schedule between the shores of vermont and the shores of new york state. but by the time that you got into the mid-20s, into the late 20s, things started to change. there was a lot more mobility for folks, a lot more people had gone to road transportation, the roads were much better, and in 1929, a bridge was built that crossed lake champlain down at chimney point. and that took a big cut out of the "ti's" usage in terms of ridership. from that time forward, you start into the depression years, and there were three years there that the "ti" didn't run because of financial constraints and there was nobody running it, but prior to that, you had world war i, which is quite amazing the fact that the "ti" survived that and then world war ii, because of the need for material for the war effo

we have our partner the westport historical society. it is my pleasure to introduce tonight author tom schachtman. we couldn't be more thrilled to host tom as he discusses his new book "how the french saved america." i now to support and the marquis to lafayette were only part of france's occupation to american success against england. in "how the french saved america," tom schachtman makes a convincing case that without france, the united states may never have gained its independence. to the rebuilding colonies, french assistance made the difference between looming defeat and eventual triumph. this aid however is often downplayed in histories retelling of events as we often like to think of our forefathers as having achieved independence all by themselves. even before the declaration of independence was issued, king louis the xvi and french foreign minister were aiding the rebels. after the declaration of independence, that assistance would include things like wages for our troops, guns, canon and ammunition, engineering expertise that

will, good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the westport library my name is bill harmer i'm the executive director of the library and is so good to see all of you. thank you for coming out and supporting us this evening. please take a moment to silence here cell phones as a tell you about tonight's program. on behalf of our community partner. it is my pleasure to introduce tonight's author tom shackman we could not be more thrilled to host tom as he discusses his new book how the french saved america. the soldiers, sailors, diplomats in the success of a revolution. financial support and the marquis lafayette were only parts of france's contribution to america's success against england. and how the french saved america he makes a convincing case that without france the night seats may never had gained its independence. to the rebelling colonies in the french assistance the aide however is often downplayed in history's retelling of the event as we often like to think of our forefathers as having achieved independence all by themselves. after the declaration of independence tha

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will, good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the westport library my name is bill harmer i'mthe executive director of the library and is so good to see all of you. thank you for coming out and supporting us this evening. please take a moment to silence here cell phones as a tell ybo

and k, l and m lines that span out from westportal.n 1928, the j line opened heading west to the beach. in 1944 san francisco voters finally approved muni take-over of the market street railway. by then motor bus and trolley bus improvement had given them the ability to conquer san francisco's hills. after the war most of the street-car lines would be replaced with motor or trolley bus service. in 1947, the mayor recommended replacing two lines with motor coaches. and it appeared that san francisco's iconic cable cars had seen their final days. entered mrs. cluskin, the leader to save the cable cars. arguing that the cable cars were a symbol of the city, and she entered a charter placed on the november ballot. it passed overwhelmly. the california street cable railway was purchased by the city in 1952. there were cut backs on the cable car system and in 1957 only three lines would remain. the three lines that exist today. in 1964 the cable car's future as part of california's transit system was sealed when it was proclaimed a national