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Successes1849-1856 The North Carolina Railroad
opens1856- Started the intracoastal waterway1874- Stagecoach service to charlotte is
discontinued, travelers now use trains1887- Electricity has proven itself in
Charlotte now that lights have been installed.
1889- North Carolina’s first electric street car begins service in Asheville
Failures1854- Plank road connection Fayetteville
with Bethania Plank roads destroy the wheels on the
wagonsThe overland trail was a long dangerous
road which you could get attacked by native Americans.
The Oregon Trail was also a very dangerous trail.
Stage coaches were failures because they broke easily.
Siteshttp://www.ncgo.org/transportation-timeline1
800-1850.cfm
http://houck.salkeiz.k12.or.us/cool.sites/ss/180.tavel/travel.1800.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0111463/transportation.htm