. The guide book to historic Germantown . ugh the exertions of Casper common road through Germantown, before this time, atthe breaking up of the winter, as well as at some other times,was impassable for wheel carriages. To that cause it was thatmost of the marketing, going through the place to Philadelphia,was all carried on horseback with side panniers and hampers,and the most of the horses were ridden by women. Thinkwhat a relief they have had since those days! It is a wellknown fact that horses and carriages have been swamped andlost! In going through the town, (now all well pave
. The guide book to historic Germantown . ugh the exertions of Casper common road through Germantown, before this time, atthe breaking up of the winter, as well as at some other times,was impassable for wheel carriages. To that cause it was thatmost of the marketing, going through the place to Philadelphia,was all carried on horseback with side panniers and hampers,and the most of the horses were ridden by women. Thinkwhat a relief they have had since those days! It is a wellknown fact that horses and carriages have been swamped andlost! In going through the town, (now all well paved), theirhorses would enter the mud to their knees at every step, and notbeing able to progress faster than two or three miles an hour,and then often endangered. Now what a change do we wit-ness! No men or women now on horseback with marketing,but going with easy spring dearborns at five and six miles anhour, as easy and safe as if in state carriages. Even wagonloads of hay can be seen sometimes passing in a trot! — Watsons Annals. 3°.
Size: 1664px × 1502px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookidguidebooktoh, bookyear1902
