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Capital Traction Company - stock certificate - 1897

$ 4.74

Availability: 28 in stock
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: Very good condition
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    Description

    Capital Traction Company - stock certificate for 10 shares.  Issued in 1897 and cancelled in 1897.
    The Capital Traction Company was the smaller of the two major street railway companies in Washington, D.C., in the early 20th century. It was formed through a merger of the Rock Creek Railway and the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company in 1895. The company ran streetcars from Georgetown; Capitol Hill; Chevy Chase, MD; the Armory and Mt. Pleasant. In 1933 it merged with its major competitor the Washington Railway and Electric Company to form the Capital Transit Company.
    The certificate is in very good cancelled condition.
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