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Yonge Street and the railway, looking north in Richmond Hill
c1905
Richmond Hill

Credits:
City of Toronto Archives

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Principal rail and road routes,
19th century
King Township

Credits:
Tony Rolph

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Construction of the railway affected every community. Wealthy people and the municipalities invested heavily in these railway projects. The enterprises were awarded contracts to build the rail bed, stations, and to supply cord wood, etc. Hundreds of labourers provided the manpower, augmented by horse drawn ploughs, and by the occasional steam power excavator, to level the rail bed.

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Schomberg and Aurora Railway - called the "Annie Rooney" c1902
1902
King Township

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An example of a student using a bicycle for travel. Detail from photo, Eversley School 1896
1896
King Township

Credits:
King Township Archives

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Cycling was so popular in the 1880s and 1890s that everyone wanted to ride a bicycle. Comfort and safety in bicycles was increasing and the cost was going down as manufacturing methods improved.
It was a practical investment for a young man as transportation, and gave him greater flexibility for leisure. Ladies too could now ride a much more versatile machine and still keep their legs covered with long skirts. The bicycle instituted "common-sense dressing" for women and increased their mobility considerably.

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The First "Big Bus" for the Holland Marsh School
circa 1948
King Township

Credits:
King City Archives

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By the 1950s there was an increased need for student transportation. True to the rural communities today, the distance to school was too far to walk and public transit was not an option.

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Early bus of Langdon Coach lines in King City that carried 20 students
1932
King Township

Credits:
Langdon Coach Lines

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The arrival of the highway through the middle of the Township led to some school sections being divided. Children could not be expected to navigate the highway on their way to school. As the amalgamation of schools continued, families relied on school buses to get the children to and from schools that were no longer within walking distance.

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"Lining up for the bus"
1970
King Township

Credits:
King Township Archives

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Keele St. at King Rd. looking west c1971, King City, ON.
1971
King City

Credits:
King Township Archives

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Keele St. at King Rd. looking west c 2012 , King City, ON.
2012
King City

Credits:
Tony Rolph

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Highway 400 and King Township
1948
King Township

Credits:
Tony Rolph