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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.
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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 as the Chief Richardville House and Miami Treaty Grounds. [1] Historic structures include:
If you were paying attention in history class, you’ll recall the Underground Railroad wasn’t a railroad at all. Rather, it was a fluid network of locations where freedom seekers sought refuge ...
Just beyond 19th Street, US 36 turns to the southeast on a four-lane divided alignment paralleling a railroad, exiting Decatur on the southeast side. The road crosses Lake Decatur and narrows to two lanes before turning due east. After turning east, U.S. 36 runs largely in a straight line, mostly through open country, until it exits the state.
70 Moultrie: 1 71 Ogle: 28 72 Peoria: 36 73 Perry: 3 74 Piatt: 6 75 Pike: 14 76 Pope: 3 77 Pulaski: 4 78 Putnam: 4 79 Randolph: 18 80 Richland: 4 81 Rock Island: 29 82 St. Clair: 30 83 Saline: 4 84 Sangamon: 64 85 Schuyler: 2 86 Scott: 2 87 Shelby: 6 88 Stark: 1 89 Stephenson: 16 90 Tazewell: 17 91 Union: 8 92 Vermilion: 13 93 Wabash: 1 94 ...
The Wabash Railway Company of Illinois. Under general laws of Illinois December 22, 1876. Consolidated January 10, 1877, with 37 and 38 to form 35. 37. The Wabash Railway Company of Indiana. Under general laws of Indiana, January 2, 1877. Consolidated January 10, 1877, with 36 and 38 to form 35. 38. The Wabash Railway Company of Ohio.
The Wabash Railroad was the only east-west railroad through Decatur, and its passenger and freight services in the city were both busy. 72 daily passenger trains brought travelers to and from the city at the line's peak in 1907, and $350,000 to $400,000 worth of freight was shipped through the station yearly.
Map of the Trace. The Trace was created by millions of migrating bison that were numerous in the region from the Great Lakes to the Piedmont of North Carolina. [2] It was part of a greater buffalo migration route that extended from present-day Big Bone Lick State Park in Kentucky, through Bullitt's Lick, south of present-day Louisville, and across the Falls of the Ohio River to Indiana, then ...