Small inclined railroads were built in several American cities in the late nineteenth century; needless to say, almost all are now gone. This short incline was built for private use of a banker, J. K. Graves, so that he could travel from the lower town up the bluff to his home in suburbia. The first railroad was powered by steam, which was replaced in 1893 by
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