Horse-drawn kid hacks were an early form of school bus

A kid hack was a horse-drawn vehicle used for transporting children to school in the late 19th and early 20th century in the United States. The vehicle was actually powered by both horses and mules, and usually loaded at the rear to avoid frightening the animals. In those days, most elementary children in rural areas attended one-room schools. A typical kid hack would serve all the farms in the area of the school, and usually transport under 20 children. Image File history File links Kid_hack. ... Image File history File links Kid_hack. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The Horse (Equus caballus) is a sizeable ungulate mammal, one of the seven modern species of the genus Equus. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The Horse (Equus caballus) is a sizeable ungulate mammal, one of the seven modern species of the genus Equus. ... In its common modern meaning, a mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. ... Rural areas are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities and towns. ... Williamson School was a one-room school in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina One-room schools were commonplace throughout rural portions of various countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Scotland and Ireland in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... Bales of hay on a farm near Ames, Iowa A farm is the basic unit in agriculture. ...

The horse-drawn kid hack is considered to be the precursor to the modern yellow school bus. As early as 1914, versions of kid hacks were attached to early motor vehicles by the Wayne Works in Richmond, Indiana. As motorized trucks became more commonplace in rural locations, detachable wooden kid hack bodies were made which could be removed when the truck was in other use. Around 1927, much heavier all-steel bodies were introduced for this purpose by Wayne Works and other companies. Permanently mounted on the truck chassis, the combined vehicle became known as a school bus. A new 1973 Wayne Lifeguard school bus won in national contest for safety ideas is presented to winning driver from Goochland County Public Schools by Wayne dealer Jeff Davis at Virginia State Capitol A school bus is a bus used to transport children and adolescences to and from school. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... advertisement for 1973 Wayne Lifeguard School Bus on Ford chassis Wayne Corporation was a large manufacturer of buses branded with the tradename Wayne. ... Richmond lies on the flat lands of eastern Indiana. ... The driver of this DAF tractor with an auto-transport semi-trailer prepares to offload Skoda Octavia cars in Cardiff, Wales For further uses of the word truck, see Truck (disambiguation). ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The Wayne County Historical Museum in Richmond, Indiana has a restored horse-drawn "kid hack" on display. Wayne County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Richmond lies on the flat lands of eastern Indiana. ...

See also

• School bus
• Blue Bird Corporation
• Wayne Corporation

A new 1973 Wayne Lifeguard school bus won in national contest for safety ideas is presented to winning driver from Goochland County Public Schools by Wayne dealer Jeff Davis at Virginia State Capitol A school bus is a bus used to transport children and adolescences to and from school. ... The Blue Bird Corporation is a large manufacturer of buses. ... advertisement for 1973 Wayne Lifeguard School Bus on Ford chassis Wayne Corporation was a large manufacturer of buses branded with the tradename Wayne. ...

External link

• Wayne County Historical Museum, Richmond, Indiana