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A native of Germany, Kupfrian immigrated to America at age fourteen. After moving to Pensacola, he was apparently sent to St. Louis by his employer for career training, where he saw and was inspired by the city's [[Wikipedia:horsecar|horsecar]] system. Returning to Pensacola, he formed a partnership with [[John Pfeiffer]] and [[John Cosgrove]], raising $50,000 in capital and persuading the [[Pensacola City Council|City Council]] to pass an ordinance allowing steel tracks in the roadway. His first streetcars were horse-drawn, but he later converted to electric.
Kupfrian created an amusement park in [[North Hill]]what was then the northwestern part of the city, known as [[Kupfrian's Park]], as a destination to complement the streetcar system after normal business hours.
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[[Category:Natives of Germany|Kupfrian, Conrad]] [[Category:People buried in St. Michael's Cemetery|Kupfrian, Conrad]]
