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This picture taken CA 1900 is the George
Van Horn Grocery and General Store in Havana. In 1873 this store was
listed as a Brown and Young's store in the same location. For several
years after this picture was taken, it was known as Elmlinger-Van Horn
Store. The Elmlinger family operated the store until a few years ago
and the building still stands.
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This is Camelback Engine #542, built in the
early 1870s and being used in Havana, Ohio to switch cars. The
locomotive is on the main track with three other yard tracks next to the
main. This 1870s picture shows the water tank built around the
boiler top, thus its name, Camelback. Note the large whale oil head
lamps, the flared smokestack, the steam dome with whistle and lever
fastened directly to the dome. The wood box containing the fuel for
switching or very short trips. For longer trips, a car loaded with
wood to supply the engine would be needed. This engine was junked in
1895. |
