“Battle of Fort Saunders [Sanders] Nov. 29, 1863” streetcar token
Collection
Identifier: Artifact 2016.001
Scope and Contents
“Battle of Fort Saunders [Sanders] Nov. 29, 1863” streetcar token, on verso “West End ST. R .R./ ONE FARE”. Knoxville Journal 11-29-1938. The token was the same size as later tokens but one cent cheaper. Used on the mule or horse drawn streetcars. West Knoxville was a separate incorporated town from 1888 until 1897. “The Battle of Fort Saunders” (as spelled on the token) was commemorated on the West End car line fare, the only line of which approached the historic battlefield, which was all of West Knoxville, with the fortifications on top of Fort Sanders Hill. The line was a single track and proceeded from the Hotel Imperial down Clinch Avenue, 15th Street to Cumberland, down Temple Avenue to Circle Park.
Dates
- 1890 - 1900
Conditions Governing Access
Material is available for research. Prior arrangement MUST be made by contacting the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
Extent
1 item : 1 token (small hole on one side) ; .75” diameter.
Language of Materials
English
- Artifacts Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Battle of Fort Sanders Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Streetcar tokens Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tennessee History Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- West End Street Railroad Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- West Knoxville (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository
Contact:
601 S Gay Street
3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
601 S Gay Street
3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org