Where to park the horse and buggy?

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Gary Herring - 20 Sep 2004 01:38 GMT

I read recently that the first automobile in my hometown (Hampton, VA)
arrived in 1903. Since most people still used horse and buggies to get
into town then, I was wondering where they parked them. Hitching
posts? Livery stables? How was this usually handled?

Gary Herring

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langlois@yta.attmil.ne.jp - 26 Sep 2004 03:52 GMT

In my home town of San Diego. We still have a few 4 inch diameter iron
rings embedded into the sidewalks of neighborhoods that were built around
1900-1910. Most of these seem to be in front of homes or small businesses
for the convenience of tethering the horse to the curb while the customer
went inside. Jay

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Where to park the horse and buggy?