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Madison and Indianapolis Railroad plaque

Elizabethtown, IN, United States

Madison and Indianapolis Railroad. 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.

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