Coshocton in Coshocton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
On This Corner
Spanish American War
— Soldiers left & left for another war or? crowds coming to the fair —
Photographed By Craig Doda, September 3, 2022
1. On This Corner Marker
Inscription.
On This Corner. Spanish American War. There were a lot of passenger trains stopping in Coshocton especially if it was fair time, 15-20,000 people came to the Coshocton County Fair by train. Trains came to Coshocton all the way from Wheeling, West Virginia just for the Coshocton County Fair. There was one time that a train got to Isleta where 200 people were waiting and they didn't have any room. So the train came to Coshocton… unloaded backed up the 12 miles to Isleta… picked up the people waiting there and then stopped at West Lafayette. There were 450 people between those two places who came down to the fair on that backed-up train.
There were a lot of passenger trains stopping in Coshocton especially if it was fair time, 15-20,000 people came to the Coshocton County Fair by train. Trains came to Coshocton all the way from Wheeling, West Virginia just for the Coshocton County Fair. There was one time that a train got to Isleta where 200 people were waiting and they didn't have any room. So the train came to Coshocton… unloaded backed up the 12 miles to Isleta… picked up the people waiting there & then
stopped at West Lafayette. There were 450 people between those two places who came down to the fair on that backed-up train.
Location. 40° 16.405′ N, 81° 51.82′ W. Marker is in Coshocton, Ohio, in Coshocton County. Marker is on Main Street just west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 441 Main St, Coshocton OH 43812, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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