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The History of the Horse and Buggy

  • 4000 BCE

    Domestication

    Domestication
    domestication of the horse and buggy was developed.
  • 3500 BCE

    the first wheeled vehicle

    the first wheeled vehicle
    the first wheeled vehicle was used around 4000 but made hundreds of years before that.
  • 3370 BCE

    The first piece of evidence

    The first piece of evidence
    the first piece of evidence of a wheeled vehicle was found in a piece of Bronocice pottery. It was found in Poland.
  • Hackney Coaches

    Hackney Coaches
    London allowed 300 hackney Coaches.
  • Period: to

    Two person carriage

    the horse and buggy was a two person carriage, it was pulled by one or two horses. It would sometimes be called a roadster or a trap.
  • The most popular type of Transportation

    The most popular type of Transportation
    Horse drawn buggies were the most popular when it came to transportation.
  • The Cabriolet

    The Cabriolet
    It was a two wheeled, doorless, hooded, single horse carriage.
  • Lots more Coaches

    Lots more Coaches
    There were hundreds more coaches that came. About 1,200 of them.
  • introduced to Americans

    introduced to Americans
    The horse and buggy became a universal vehicle for Americans.
  • automobiles become more popular

    automobiles become more popular
    automobiles finally outnumbered the horse and buggy.