First Railroad
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N 34° 36.870 W 086° 58.999
16S E 501529 N 3830294
A marker noting the first railroad that was built west of the Allegheny Mountains.
Waymark Code: WM24P8
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 09/03/2007
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This marker has a short history of the first railroad built west of the Allegheny Mountains in 1833. It was absorbed by other railroads in 1898.
Marker Text:
First Railroad
West of Allegheny Mountains - Tuscumbia, Courtland & Decatur RR.
Built 1833 to by-pass shoals in Tenn. River. Absorbed by Memphis & Charleston And by Southern Rwy. In 1898.
Erected 1952 by Alabama Historical Association.
Marker Name: First Railroad
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Located in Decatur, AL. The Old State Bank is across the street and the area is full of history, including a Civil War Battle in Decatur in 1864 where general Hood tried to cut off general Sherman's supply route.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1952
Marker Number: Not listed
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