E.K. Railway - Argillite, KY
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silverquill
N 38° 29.480 W 082° 49.791
17S E 340415 N 4261918
E.K. Railway Marker # 1978 located at the intersection of Routes 1 and 207 in Argillite, Kentucky - Greenup County.
Waymark Code: WM2A4V
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2007
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Development of this area's rich coal, iron, and timber resources began 1867 when Eastern Kentucky Railway laid track from Ohio River to Argillite. But after years of operating losses, the railroad went into receivership in 1919, and the work of dismantling north end of track began in 1928. Total trackage was thirty-six miles. Presented by E. K. Railway Historical Society and Greenup County Fiscal Court.