Steubenville Bus 109

As we learned earlier this summer at the lecture sponsored by the Wellsville Historical Society bus transportation all up and down the Ohio Valley existed. According to historian and author Wayne Cole the bus service was preceded by trolley service that originated in Beaver, PA, and traveled from there to Steubenville and back again. Later motorized buses replaced the trolleys on the same route.

Here's an undated photo from the Ike Call collection loan to us by his son Jack. The bus is on Route 7 in northern Jefferson County back in the days when Rt. 7 was a narrow two lane highway. Looking at the truck following the bus we're guessing this picture dates back to the 1930s. The building in the back ground is the old Children's Home that use to be on Rt. 7 at the intersection of Rt. 213 along Yellow Creek.

The Children's Home was another victim of the expansion of Route 7 into a four lane.

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