Yup, 1,250 tons of horse droppings in NYC per day, back before those Evil Internal Combustion Engines took over. Sure, cars and trucks have their own problems and costs and environmental impact — but all that manure (and the more-than-occasional dead horse) had both olfactory and significant health issues.
In 1893, 2.5 million pounds of horse manure filled NYC streets per day
Think New York summers are pungent now? Imagine what it must’ve smelled like at the turn of the 20th century. Before the introduction of the automobile, horses were leaving about 2.5 million pounds of shit in the streets per day.
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Tooling around for a couple days on Mackinac Island will definitely give you an appreciation for the death of the horse and buggy industry.
Did you know horses fart? Like, a lot. Like, often 4 or 5 times on your trip from your hotel to downtown? Even at the back of the shuttle you're not safe from that.