Madison and Indianapolis Railroad
Posted by: tracer472
N 39° 08.130 W 085° 48.764
16S E 602612 N 4332484
Located in a nice grassy area in the small town of Elizabethtown, Indiana.
Waymark Code: WM1QAE
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 06/23/2007
Views: 49
Mandated by Indiana's 1836 Internal Improvement Act, construction began in Madison 1836. Completed along this site 1843; Elizabethtown platted 1845 as a result of the railroad. Completed to Indianapolis 1847. Linked Ohio River and interior of state.
County: Bartholomew
Year Placed: 1999
Name: Madison and Indianapolis Railroad
ID#: 03.1999.1
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