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Whitewater Canal with railroad and train visible near Metamora, Indiana. The Whitewater River formed a natural trade route for Native Americans and for early settlers. In 1836 the new state of Indiana approved funds to build the Whitewater Canal, following the river from Lawrenceburg, Indiana, all the way to Hagerstown, Indiana, 76 miles (122 km).
The Erastus Farnham House (ca. 1849) south of Fremont, Indiana, just a few miles south of the Michigan border, was a final stop on the Underground Railroad in Indiana. Its cupola served as a lookout point and a cistern provided water without having to leave the house.
A water stop or water station on a railroad is a place where steam trains stop to replenish water. The stopping of the train itself is also referred to as a "water stop". The term originates from the times of steam engines when large amounts of water were essential. Also known as wood and water stops or coal and water stops, since it was ...
Northern Indiana Railroad: Western Indiana Railroad: C&EI: 1872 1872 Chicago, Danville and Vincennes Railroad: Western Indiana Railway: EJE: 1897 Chicago Heights and Northern Railway: White River Railway: 1901 White Water Railroad: NYC: 1878 1890 Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway: White Water Valley Railroad: NYC: 1865 1878 ...
Harriet Tubman, c. 1868–1869, who was a significant figure in the history of the Underground Railroad. The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Cambridge recognizes her efforts to free enslaved people. President Street Station — Baltimore [27] Harriet Tubman's birthplace — Dorchester County [39] [40]
The Madison Railroad (reporting mark CMPA), a division of the City of Madison Port Authority, is a 26-mile (42 km) short-line railroad in southeastern Indiana.The Madison Railroad begins along the Ohio River in the western part of the city of Madison and from there runs generally northwest through Jefferson County, then crosses into Jennings County and terminates near its intersection with the ...
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Terre Haute Electric Railway Company c. 1894 Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company map in 1911. On March 1, 1907, financiers Hugh J. McGowan, Randal Morgan and W. Kesley Schoepf formed the THI&E out of four predecessor companies: the Indianapolis and Western Railway, which operated the line from Indianapolis west to Danville; the Indianapolis and Eastern Railway, with lines ...