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Forney,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
32° 44' 48.950016",
-96° 28' 23.818152"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
On October 5, 1899, Edward H. R. Green drove his newly-acquired St. Louis automobile from Terrell to Dallas. Accompanied by the car's manufacturer, George B. Dorris, Green passed through Forney on his historic journey. The five-and-one-half-hour, thirty-mile trip was marked by an accident in Forney, necessitating repairs to the automobile by a local blacksmith. Upon their arrival in Dallas, Green and Dorris were met by a cheering crowd. Hailed as a first in Texas, the automobile trip caused a sensation in area newspapers and among local citizens.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
1899 Automobile Trip Historical Marker Location Map, Forney, Texas
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