The "Corkscrew" Railroad

When wealthy North Bennington resident Trenor Park purchased the Bennington-Rutland Railroad, he found that the railroad "barons" of the Troy and Boston Railroad refused him access to the New York lines. Rather than fight this monopoly, Park built a rail ...

The Underground Railroad on University Land

Along Lake Erie, Toledo, Sandusky, Cleveland, Fairport Harbor, and Ashtabula Harbor were major routes from slavery to freedom in Canada. Even though African Americans lived throughout the state, Ohio itself was not really safe. Slavery was sanctioned across the United ...

The Underground Railroad on University Land

Joseph Sullivant, a member of the first Board of Trustees of Ohio State, was known as a “friend of the colored race.” He grew up in Kentucky but developed a distaste for slavery after witnessing a slave auction. Another Ohio ...

The Underground Railroad on University Land

Along Lake Erie, Toledo, Sandusky, Cleveland, Fairport Harbor, and Ashtabula Harbor were major routes from slavery to freedom in Canada. Even though African Americans lived throughout the state, Ohio itself was not really safe. Slavery was sanctioned across the United ...

Central Railroad Of New Jersey

Built west from Elizabeth and Jersey City in the 1830s, reaching Easton in 1852. This stop spawned the town of Clinton Station, renamed Annandale in 1873.

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and East Street, on the left when ...

Railroad Station Site

Southern Pacific Railroad reached Soledad in 1873. Until 1886, Soledad was the transportation hub for the Southern Monterey County.

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Front Street on Main Street.

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Lambertville Railroad

The Belvidere-Delaware Railroad c.1851. Later leased to the Penn R.R. System, the line allowed transit of Lehigh & Hudson R.R. passenger trains.

Marker is at the intersection of Bridge Street and Station Court, on the right when traveling east on Bridge ...

Lambertville Railroad Shops

The Bel-Del Railroad shops stood between the station and the river. Along with repairing trains, the shops built locomotives between 1864 and 1872.

Marker is at the intersection of Mt. Hope Street and Canal Street, on the right when traveling west ...

Town of Dillon / Florence Railroad Company

Town of Dillon.

Dillon was laid out by civil engineers of the Florence Railroad Company following a plan by John H. David, a local physician. The town was incorporated by the General Assembly on December 22, 1888, and its boundaries extended ...

Rockaway Valley Railroad 1888

Ran from Central R.R. in Whitehouse Station, to Oldwick, and on to Morristown. By 1917 the twenty-five mile line was out of business.

Marker is on Main Street just south of Somerset Street, on the right when traveling south.

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