Indiana's First Interurban
N 40° 15.810 W 085° 40.460
16T E 612724 N 4457846
A historical marker on the SE corner of North Harrison & Church Streets, Alexandria, Indiana
Waymark Code: WMDQFT
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 02/14/2012
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Charles L. Henry’s Union Traction Company, the first electric rail line specifically designed for interurban service, began operating through here on January 1, 1898. It ran from Alexandria to Anderson. Indiana became the traction center of the United States.
Erected by Indiana Sesquicentennial Commission, 1966
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