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Interurban railroads were electrically-powered trains designed to connect communities together. A quick and cheap alternative to regular railroads, canals, or horses, the interurban became a popular mode of travel at the beginning of the 20th century. While the interurban railroads primarily transported people from one location to another, they also carried farmers’ crops and commercial goods. (Video: Lake Shore Electric)

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The first Lake Shore Electric ticket station was located on Main Street in the Lais Block. The cars transported passengers as well as freight.
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George Windau (standing on the left) became Huron’s agent for the Lake Shore Electric Company in December 1901. That same year he purchased a harness shop from G.A. Breckenridge, who was the husband of Metta Meeker Breckenridge and heir to the Meeker property that became Old Homestead. In 1905 he closed the harness shop to concentrate on his Lake Shore Electric agency.
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Mr. Windau (pulling baggage wagon) died in 1950 at the age of 84 and is buried in Scott Cemetery. One of his daughters, Mary, graduated from Huron High School in 1928 and after college taught physical education and English at the school for 35 years. She lived in the house on Center Street her father built in1896.
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A Lake Shore Electric car traveling on the east side of Huron. There were stops at Old Homestead, Chaska and Sages Grove.

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