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Main Street Museum
Gas Station
The early 19th Century brought about many changes in transportation and upon the introduction of automobiles there became a need for energy to power these horseless carriages.
Up until 1896 alcohol based fuels were the primary source of fuel; however as popularity increased with automobiles and taxation variances took place, gasoline because the primary source of fuel and early automobiles became adapted to the use of gasoline.
1909 - Automobiles of Croswell, Michigan.
Main Street Museum features two types gasoline pumps including a Gravity Flow Gas Pump and Clock Face Gasoline Pump from the early 1930's.
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