Wisconsin's Last Interurban Line
The East Troy Railroad is the last vestige of Wisconsin's once broad network of electric interurban railways. Concentrated in the southeastern quarter of the State this network once totaled approximately 385 miles of track. Most of the interurban railway mileage in Wisconsin was built between 1890 and 1910; the last interurban passenger in the State was carried in 1963 by the North Shore Line. The East Troy Interurban Line, formerly part of The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company, carried passengers between East Troy and Milwaukee from 1907 until 1939. Since 1939 the six mile line has existed as a railroad freight connection for the Village of East Troy.HM Number | HMMCG |
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Series | This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series |
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Marker Number | 190 |
Year Placed | 1973 |
Placed By | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 2:35pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16T E 385113 N 4738292 |
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Decimal Degrees | 42.78856667, -88.40468333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 42° 47.314', W 88° 24.281' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 42° 47' 18.84" N, 88° 24' 16.86" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 262 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 1900-1996 Co Hwy G, East Troy WI 53120, US |
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