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Entering the city from the west in 1853, horses pulled canal
boats along the towpath near today’s Main Street into the
center of the business district, a route that remained the same
for almost one hundred years. |
| Within a few years, motorized boats made deliveries to stores
and businesses on docks like the one near old City Hall, stacked
with barrels and kegs. |
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Early hotels were sometimes not much more than shacks that
served travelers and workers. Later, sophisticated visitors and
traveling salesmen enjoyed more elegant ones like the
Osburn. |
