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Twin City Research Paper

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What I know about the history of twin city is that there is a goment and a summit there was a

railroad right where the red light is.Twin city was two two towns at ones but they put them

together as twin city. Urban public transportation was an invention of the industrial revolution,

which created cities too large to traverse on foot. The average urban resident owned neither a

horse carriage. First came horse drawn omnibuses. These were soon usurped by horse drawn

streetcars. Horse cars, as they were known, traveled on rails, which gave a much smoother ride

than an omnibus bouncing over cobblestones. They could be built to hold more people, yet

were much easier for horses to pull, especially in the muddy conditions that prevailed …show more content…

Louis. As the town grew and

the reputation for glass production spread, it was decided to change the name to Crystal City. Crystal

Plate Glass exercised complete control over its land and buildings. No saloons, non-employee homes or

private enterprises were allowed to exist. As a result, a new community beyond Crystal City borders was

established; first called Limits Ville later Tangle foot. As the new town developed, residents wished to

have a more dignified name for their city when it was platted. Legend says that Elizabeth Poach, local

business owner, opened her Bible and declared that the first proper name that she would come upon

would be Tangle foot’s new name. The name was Festus . On February 8, 1887 a petition was presented

to the Jefferson County Court and the city of Festus became incorporated. With a population of only a

few hundred, the Festus residents were dependent upon the glass plant for their livelihood. In just a few

short years, Festus' population grew to over 1,000 and new businesses flourished. In 1895, Pittsburgh

Plate Glass Company, later known as PPG Industries acquired the factory, town and holdings.

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