HAWESVILLE RAILROAD STATION
N 37° 54.103 W 086° 44.828
16S E 522230 N 4194940
HAWESVILLE RAILROAD STATION
Waymark Code: WM6380
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/25/2009
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Rails of Louisville, St. Louis, and Texas Railroad laid here June 9, 1888. First passenger train ran between Owensboro and Stephensport Oct. 7, 1888. Service between Evansville and Louisville began in April 1889. Rail line later became Louisville, Henderson, St. Louis R.R. and then part of L&N system in 1929. See over. Presented by National-Southwire Aluminum Co.
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Hawesville Railroad Station - Present station constructed 1902; additions made ca. 1919. During heyday, six L&N trains stopped here daily. Embarkation point for Army troops during World War I. Pres. Harry S. Truman spoke here during an election campaign whistlestop, Sept. 30, 1948. Local passenger service ended in the late 1950s. See over.
Presented by National-Southwire Aluminum Co.
Marker Name: HAWESVILLE RAILROAD STATION
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Railroad
Marker Number (for official markers): 1856
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Presented by National-Southwire Aluminum Co.
KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY...KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
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