GRAVITY RAILROAD
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unimoggers
N 41° 34.516 W 075° 29.911
18T E 458440 N 4602740
Stop and take a look at the monument!
Waymark Code: WM49N
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2005
Views: 46
Marker Text:
Gravity Railroad Here began one of the first railroads in the Western Hemisphere, built 1828-1829. The line had its eastern terminus at Honesdale; its southwestern terminus was later extended to Archbald & ultimately to Valley Junction near Olyphant. Built by the Delaware & Hudson to move coal to the D & H Canal, this line eventually provided passenger service and operated until the beginning of 1899.
Marker Name: Gravity Railroad
County: Lackawanna
Date Dedicated: 01/03/1999
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Route 6, entrance to Gravity Park, Carbondale
Category: Transportation, Railroads
Website: Not listed
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