Show first auto made in kentucky town horseless carriage was exhibited in 1859 augusta ky bhat tile first ruto auto mobile was made in this little town in Bra bracken kent county kentucky in asod he by andrew J reese rece long 1 ago I dead has just become known through statements made by alex aler resse of iton tov n son bon of the met mal or er after fter keean he has told od all a about tile the first hol h horseless ol R cur car alge how it was mide aid how it looked and tibe the can consternation it created in ignition the baso hoboba a of the R simple courar folk of that or era be reese declared hla his fath father r emde old 11 clr lualdi no all of tile the strange cratt craft with the exception that william croswell Uro awell n blacksmith and ad john jorel jones I a rim gem stated assisted la in maung making some of tile hairm part burls pill VI hiie augusta nas abe fes the home of tile the automobile the annu am farier fac er nc cr cot a put intent at on ills vehicle and gradually era dually all memories in the public mind of the machine mattil nc were lost until ill a visitor letter who mile heard board lare rumors of tile the vehicle requested particulars from the eur u mr bit resse constructed lk like buggy alex labose said tile tie automobile was mas built on the he order of tile the running cousin g rear of it the 1 buggy and ad was a about en feet feel long g tile the were mere on an tile the ride order ot of buggy wheels wheals sas and about ten test feet heh tile the vehicle vaa mas covered wit with which boards making mailing a platform on an which four or the fie persons could ride with room for far a driver the boiler about three and a half or four feet long ten tell to a twelve inches in diameter was bet act in the middle of the maili lne but mr air riese la Is not at sure or el whether lethar or not the car was propelled by one or two arl the horseless calil ms asa built at t tile lie reese shop on an east fourth street and calls it uns v na beng being con con strutted ted many poodle people mr me reeze reese save sava came from all 11 sections if the connary entry to see eee the strange craft after the hilm w as a completed mr resse baab it ang equipped with mith a lines braad whistle it was waa raided guided hy by a wheel resembling the pilots pilot a wheel on an a ferry hoat beat and ad accompanied by hla his friends reese would 11 id ariu arh e all 11 about to town n and aa it down to the river front tile the whittle from the flat first itu all to lomoh mas acx answered red b a from the great their steamers comment exhibited at fair alex resse reese my anya lie he does not at her ber the r rt pait t speed 01 1 tile the strange on ma chine bine hut but said that it could old travel tei faster than n usan could u rik lie ile all nelsn sale the car I 1 was taken sa fro the fhe collimate 1 a r iha tapo noted acted ill pance re of resort ol at pe people 1 from over the middle west und that it me baa not hot driven there imi but ried on an a wagon lio that hot he 1 mat I along the nay a id not t liscome on f r at yie the of n machine brally long the lie blans hi JIM ay alth it no loibl men lenng of I 1 ilse aie lor carriage riago me ant sted nt at tile the fair belne being panted in hi a I 1 lire test tefft and ten ren cents cent admission as ns ell chii ried ed ful fir inspection of nf the ve table it la Is claimed that tile the reese ir 11 1 lilile 11 1 flaa 11 1 lle a farst it steam eme dal driven cor at aars 1 to atnel roads dlo din W fe for mai anim rr ipar long ag preceding ah fircz r machine built in n 1859 8 5 9 ile 11 leecan sr started irrin work on an I 1 tle alie in 1 18 I 1 after the s ree of f t alie camhi machine n liall worn mil ff uso U so sold ill 11 lie eltag rod mothr the an inn calnen blood I 1 to tn tile the lute ill capt W I 1 rhom rom as an of or B aidt d 1 ol 01 em oil ho bought 1 it a ich the intention nf putting the pa abut ill kin 1 an n i hoat to he usail for fern it 11 is stated on ma ale rul mial enod stall elt th theae il an to 1 n in a 11 at 1 the 1 there no home HI bond a I 1 or rr it tinb a paid aid that cap illume paid liah i fe for ill the homeless carrl a age aee hben the arit hns a alen ile alonet 9 with ill the 1 led cost of U I 1 ink an TIR the wheels amel of if the seat I 1 an bile vere mere it anally ally placed on an a list hari ni cart t nt am acusta tests are marn orn out cut by cou can out with 11 the to 11 clr items old ilia his fall father used cont a or it n 11 bres box of ill alx fuel being carried im an the like cur car alln add no bap holes us la short a I 1 rei pla cedon four a rin I 1 1 lit bi the tell little cr adnel ahe I 1 lie only seat on an the platform cpr fur the diber if there were ere potato pawn gem aboard they list at on an the tha edges letting their teet fact hang bang over |