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The Winchester Hotel is on the
right of this picture at Elm Street. The first trolley entered Winsted
from Torrington on July 3, 1897. The office and trolley barn were located
in Burrville. The last trolley left Winsted the first week in January of
1929. A branch line opened in 1898 that passed over old Route 8 (in Burrville)
and continued up the side of the mountain to Highland Lake and on to the
Electric Park (Pavillon) This run to the lake continued until 1928. From
readings of the day, the traffic jams created by the Trolley running on
Main Street, especially on Saturday nights, caused so many problems that
the Police Chief lead an intense campaign to end the Trolley service. He
Won!!! |
