Ohio and Mississippi Railroad

Ohio and Mississippi Railroad (HMUUV)

Location: Osgood, IN 47037 Ripley County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 7.774', W 85° 17.547'

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Side one:
Chartered in Indiana 1848 by the General Assembly. The people of Ripley County voted March 1849 to provide local financial support for building the railroad. Surveys of the Eastern Division (Cincinnati to Vincennes) began 1852. The town of Osgood was named to honor O & M division engineer, A. L. Osgood.
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Side two:
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Railroad was completed from Cincinnati to East St. Louis 1857. Depot, freight house, engine house, turntable, stock pens, and sidings were built at Osgood, which was considered the center of transport and commerce for Ripley County. Company was taken over by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1899-1900.
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HM NumberHMUUV
Series This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series
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Marker Number69.2006.1
Year Placed2006
Placed ByIndiana Historical Bureau, Ripley County Historical Society, and Rising Sun Regional Foundation
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 14th, 2014 at 11:12pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 647594 N 4332543
Decimal Degrees39.12956667, -85.29245000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 7.774', W 85° 17.547'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 7' 46.44" N, 85° 17' 32.82" W
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Area Code(s)812
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 201-249 O and M, Osgood IN 47037, US
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