“Battle of Fort Saunders [Sanders] Nov. 29, 1863” streetcar token

Collection

Identifier: Artifact 2016.001

Staff Only

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

Subjects

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