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The Lake Trolley
The Harvey's Lake Trolley LineThe Wilkes-Barre-Harvey's Lake Trolley was a key factor in the development of the lake as a resort. The trolley cut the time for travel from Wilkes-Barre to just a few hours instead of an all-day affair aboard a stagecoach.
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Pre-World War I postcard view of the Lake Trolley. The card was manufactured in Germany for the Hill Pavillion Shop at the Inlet (now Sunset).
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Notes of D.A. Waters on the Harvey's Lake Trolley and RailroadAccording to "old timer" D.A. Waters, Car No. 2 of the trolley line was unlucky, having been involved in several accidents. He recounted this and other stories of the trolley line for a local newspaper in 1962, long after the trolley had ceased operation.
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