Madison and Indianapolis Railroad

Madison and Indianapolis Railroad (HM17CH)

Location: Elizabethtown, IN 47232 Bartholomew County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 8.131', W 85° 48.761'

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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 in 1847. Linked Ohio River and interior of state.
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HM NumberHM17CH
Series This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series
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Marker Number03.1999.1
Year Placed1999
Placed ByIndiana Historical Bureau and Joseph Hart Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 at 5:19am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 602616 N 4332486
Decimal Degrees39.13551667, -85.81268333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 8.131', W 85° 48.761'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 8' 7.86" N, 85° 48' 45.66" W
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Area Code(s)812
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 600-698 Railroad St, Elizabethtown IN 47232, US
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