Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge

— Stinson Creek Trail —

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller

1. Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge Marker

Inscription. With a 999-year lease from the Louisiana & Missouri River Railroad, the Chicago & Alton Railroad completed this line in July 1872. At one point, the “South Branch” ran from Mexico to Cedar City, with passenger service to Fulton beginning in 1872 and ending in the early 1930s. Travelers paid three cents a mile to ride on the C&A in 1904.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1872.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 38° 51.467′ N, 91° 57.863′ W. Marker was in Fulton, Missouri, in Callaway County. It was on Stinson Creek Trail west of Brookside Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Fulton MO 65251, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Little Dixie

and in the Missouri River Corridor.

It was also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: The Berlin Wall (approx. ¾ mile away); The National Winston Churchill Museum (approx. ¾ mile away); The Winston Churchill Memorial and Library (approx. ¾ mile away); Winston Churchill's “Iron Curtain” Speech (approx. 0.8 miles away); Robertson Historic District (approx. 0.8 miles away); William Chrisman Swope Memorial Chapel

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); President Robert L. D. Davidson (approx. 0.8 miles away); Westminster Hall Threshold (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fulton.

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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 1, 2024

2. The Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge

Marker was attached to the post (foreground, right).

Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 192 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 29, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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