Nov. 4 1899 The Car Age & Montreats Reaction c. 1910s Horseless carriages were produced in various propulsion systems (electric, steam, gasoline) in the late 1890s. The video shows an Auto Parade of Nov. 4, 1899. In 1900, Henry Ford produced the first Detroit built car and an Auto Show opened in New York City. There were only 550 horseless carriages in all of North Carolina in 1905 and 3,220 by 1910. But mass production introduced in the early 1910s brought down the high prices of cars, leading to a boom in the vehicles. On July 24, 1914, the Mountain Retreat Association adopted a resolution that it was unlawful to drive an automobile or other motor vehicle in excess of the rate of 15 miles an hour. The first offense was subject to a $5 fine; with a $10 fine for the second offense and a $25 fine for the third offense. A garage was built along Flat Creek but washed away in the 1916 flood.
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