Central Trust and Savings Co. - 1929 or 1931 dated Banking Stock Certificate
Inv# BK1067 Stock
Stock printed by E. A. Wright Bank Note, Phila. Available in Orange or Green. Please specify color. In 1909, the Central Trust and Savings Company, along with the Railway Building and Operating Company, operated the Gettysburg Electric Railway, a trolley service that facilitated summer visits to various attractions at the Gettysburg Battlefield. These included sites of military engagements, monuments, postbellum encampments, and recreational areas such as Wheat-field Park and the Pfeffer baseball diamond. Although a Supreme Court decision in 1896 ruled against the railway under the Takings Clause, operations at the battlefield persisted until 1916. The Electric Light, Heat, and Power Company of Gettysburg leased the trolley's generating plant to provide electricity for streetlights and residences until power was sourced from Hanover.
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