Ferries

In 1844 Chester Mattson was granted a charter to build a state road connecting Madison and Baraboo.  To cross the Wisconsin River he built a ferry at Merrimac.  The road became known as "Matts Ferry Road".  The ferry was not free then, but charged five cents for each passenger, 25 cents for each horse and 40 cents for a team of oxen.  In 1877 W. P. Flanders purchased the ferry business for $700.  In 1872 the railroad came to town and nearly ruined the ferry business.  In 1877 it was abandoned.  The ferry...

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Why Classic Car Transport Is Different To Normal Auto Transport

When a car is a classic, it's not just a car anymore; it's a thing of beauty. When a classic car needs transporting, the discerning owner is going to be looking for more than a quick way from point a to point b. Some things to consider before beginning the classic car transport are the state of the vehicle, where it is going, how much is it going to cost and what are best benefits. Since many collectors purchase classic cars in varying states of repair, it's worth noting whether the car you want to transport has been in storage for...

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Steamship

In 1769, the Scotsman James Watt patented an improved version of the steam engine that ushered in the Industrial Revolution. The idea of using steam power to propel boats occurred to inventors soon after the potential of Watt's new engine became known. The era of the steamboat began in America in 1787 when John Fitch (1743-1798) made the first successful trial of a forty-five-foot steamboat on the Delaware River on August 22, 1787, in the presence of members of the Constitutional Convention. Fitch later built a larger vessel that carried...

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Using Medical Air Transportation For Patient Transfers

For many years, medical air transportation services have offered around-the-clock emergency and non-emergency services to thousands of people all around the world. Air ambulance crews specialize in arranging services that offer air transport which can include ground transportation and specialized air medical transport care, as well as any other incidentals necessary for a successful patient transport. This specialized air transportation serves a variety of managed care companies, organizations and other healthcare providers, as well...

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Helicopter

During the past sixty years since their first successful flights, helicopters have matured from unstable, vibrating contraptions that could barely lift the pilot off the ground, into sophisticated machines of extraordinary flying capability. They are able to hover, fly forward, backward and sideward, and perform other desirable maneuvers. Igor Sikorsky lived long enough to have the satisfaction of seeing his vision of a flying machine "that could lift itself vertically from the ground and hover motionless in the air" come true in many more...

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Ojek

Ojek is a unique land transportation. At least there are only a few state transportation and even then only in some area. Ojek is a transportation that use the motor as the vehicle and carry 1 to 2 passenger. Ojek do not have spesific companies or institutions that deal, which does not have spesific route and has cost different in each place. There is ojek transportation in majir cities and in small areas. Speed,low cost and practical advantages of ojek. But ojek are not protected when rain and heat. And for a long journey, requiring stamina...

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Pedicab

Pedicab is a traditional ground transportation of human powered,like riksaw in china. Pedicab has e wheel and can accommodate 2 to 3 people. Pedicabs are enviromentally friendly transportation and is still widely used in rural ares or the absense of a motor vehicle. Riksaw have some kind of model. However, in principle, continue to use human power. Pedicab has other advantages in comparison with modern transpor, Pedicabs are not treated as motor vehicles requiring oil, fuel, and spare parts that need to be replace in time....

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