A view west on Winnacunnet Road, in the vicinity of Park Avenue.

A view west on Winnacunnet Road, in the vicinity of Park Avenue.

Young's Turnout

Trolley Turnouts

Trolleys

A view west on Winnacunnet Road, in the vicinity of Park Avenue. The trolley cars are at Young's Turnout, a section of track that branched off briefly from the main line to allow two trolleys to pass each other. The rise of the automobile led to a steep decline in revenues for the trolley company by 1920, and in a special town meeting that December the Town of Hampton voted to purchase the trolley line. Operated primarily as a public transportation service for tourists, the line continued to lose money until finally, in 1926, it was voted during a town meeting to discontinue it, leaving a large debt to be paid. The last car ran on January 26, 1926.

Hampton and Hampton Beach by Teschek, p.32.

1910

BT

Dumont, Emile

Digital Only

1023

Winnacunnet Road

Street Scene