The Trolley Comes to Ipswich, June 26, 1896 November 23, 2024November 14, 2025 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment In 1896, the first trolley from Beverly arrived in Ipswich, and a year later, the Georgetown, Rowley and Ipswich Street Railway opened. By 1919, Mr. Ford's Model T ended the brief era of the street railway.