April 5, 1883 to 1883

PRINCE WILLIAM, Virginia

Government, Politics, Migration/Transportation

The town of Petersburg had been anticipating this day for over a week. The President was passing through on his way to Jacksonville, Florida, and he had been expected for a couple days. But finally, on April 5, 1883, his train came through. The train pulled into the station, and while it was clearly an expensive and impressive presidential car, it was not very extravagant. The observation deck made...