Tiffin Train Depot / Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad

Tiffin Train Depot / Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad (HM298Y)

Location: Tiffin, OH 44883 Seneca County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 7.129', W 83° 10.737'

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A) In 1858, the Sandusky Dayton Cincinnati Railroad Company took control of the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad line and built the Tiffin passenger depot in 1862, which served as one of the six railroad depots in the Tiffin area. As a result of the rail lines, Seneca County experienced a real estate boom. Over the next several decades, the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad changed ownership at least four times. In 1892, the Tiffin depot came under the control of the Big Four Railroads (Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis) until services ended between Berwick and Sandusky, including Tiffin, on July 1, 1938, when the ralroad failed to make a profit. The depot is part of the Fort Ball-Railroad Area Historic District that is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.

B) By the mid 1830's, Ohio had developed a canal system that linked Lake Erie in the north to the Ohio River in the south. Despite the success of the canals, transportation companies searched for other methods to traverse the state. Tehy found their answer in the railroad industry, which proved to be much faster, cheaper, and more reliable than canals. located on Lake Erie, Sandusky, Ohio was a major trading depot in the area. Plans were made to connect Sandusky to Cincinnati's port on the Ohio River. On September 4, 1835, construction began in Sandusky



on the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad line, forming the first railroad line located entirely in Ohio. The railroad reached Tiffin by 1841 and Springfield by 1848, where it merged with the Little Miami Railroad line, connecting Lake Erie to the Ohio River.
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HM NumberHM298Y
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
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Year Placed2004
Placed ByBreidenbach's Painting, The Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, July 10th, 2018 at 10:03pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 317070 N 4554235
Decimal Degrees41.11881667, -83.17895000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 7.129', W 83° 10.737'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 7' 7.74" N, 83° 10' 44.22" W
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Area Code(s)419, 567
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 61 N Monroe St, Tiffin OH 44883, US
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