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1886 system map. The source of the Wabash name was the Wabash River, a 475-mile (764 km)-long river in the eastern United States that flows southwest from northwest Ohio near Fort Recovery, across northern Indiana to Illinois where it forms the southern portion of the Illinois-Indiana border before draining into the Ohio River, of which it is the largest northern tributary.
Historic Forks of the Wabash is a historic museum park near Huntington, Indiana, that features several historic buildings, trails and remnants of the Wabash and Erie Canal. The location was the signing location of the historic Treaty at the Forks of the Wabash in 1838. [2] The park is located along the Wabash River.
The Wabash & Erie canal was 4 feet (1.2 m) deep and 100 feet (30 m) wide as this point. Other locks were at First St. and Byron St. The Canal was completed from Fort Wayne to Huntington on July 3, 1835, and from Toledo to Evansville, 459 miles (739 km), in 1854. The Canal preceded the railroad to Huntington by 20 years, spurring early settlement.
former Wabash Railroad, historic Lincoln Depot beside this line. Interchanges with IMRR at Springfield, IL: Meredosia Branch- M Line: Meredosia, IL MP M471 Bluffs, IL MP M466 original Northern Cross line, predecessor to Wabash Railroad: Brooklyn District: Decatur, IL: St. Louis, MO: former Wabash Railroad: Madison Branch: Sorento, IL: Coffeen, IL
The Wabash Cannonball Trail is a rail to trail conversion in northwestern Ohio, U.S. It is 63 miles (101 km) long. [8] The North Fork of the Wabash Cannonball Trail is part of the North Coast Inland Trail, which plans to fully connect Indiana to Pennsylvania, [5] [9] and portions of the trail are included in the North Country National Scenic Trail.
Highlights: Bits and pieces of this trail's history survive, including an 800-foot rail tunnel near the midway point and a restored depot in Cedartown that houses a small Silver Comet museum. katy ...
The depot was built in 1903, and replaced a smaller and older structure. It was designed by and served the Wabash Railroad as a combination passenger and freight station. The Queen Anne and Stick-Eastlake style station was a standard design used by the railroad. [2] The single-story, frame structure features a gabled roof and wide, overhanging ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Wabash County, Indiana, United States by the Indiana Historical Bureau. The locations of the historical markers and their latitude and longitude coordinates are included below when available, along with their names, years of placement, and topics as ...