Hitching Posts

By John Zornow

'Gone By The Way of the Hitching Post' is a common expression used by the over-60 crowd to describe the traditions and remnants of America in years gone by.

The coffee grinder was banned to the attic, as was the Victrola. Hitching posts can still be spotted on some Newark streets, but they are few and far between. A trip to Vienna Street, the most historic street in Newark, revealed no hitching posts, but several were found in the village. Oddly enough, most of Newark's remaining hitching posts can be found on the
 southwest side of this village.

It is probable that the widening of streets and 'scrap drives' during World War II claimed most of the posts where guests would tie up their horse and buggies in front of Newark's many fashionable residences. Many may still be stored in barns and garages.

By the 1920's it was clear that the automobile was king. A new era had begun.

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