Addison Township in Shelbyville in Shelby County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Indiana's First Railroad
Photographed by Sara Nemtuda, July 11, 2023
1. Indiana's First Railroad Marker
Erected 1966 by Indiana Sesquicentennial Commission. (Marker Number 73.1966.2.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1823.
Location. 39° 31.366′ N, 85° 46.074′ W. Marker is in Shelbyville, Indiana, in Shelby County. It is in Addison Township. It is at the intersection of East Broadway Street (State Road 44) and West Hendricks Street, on the right when traveling east on East Broadway Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 425 E Broadway St, Shelbyville IN 46176, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Bears of Blue River (approx. half a mile away); The Julius Joseph Fountain (approx. half a mile away); Civil War Memorial - Shelby County Indiana (approx. half a mile away); Site of Home of Thomas Andrews Hendricks (approx. half a mile away); Thomas A. Hendricks 1819- 1885 (approx. half a mile away); Wilbur Shaw
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Other markers no longer nearby. Whetzel Trace (was approx. 4.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); De Witt Pioneer Home (was approx. 6.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
More about this marker. Marker was originally located in the landscape divider between Indiana Route 44 and E. Broadway Street from Vine Street to McLane Street, at this map locaion 39° 31.363′ N, 85° 45.975′ W. It was approximately one tenth of a mile east of where it is now.
Photographed by Duane Hall, May 20, 2013
2. Approximate Original Location of Indiana's First Railroad Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 931 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 12, 2023, by Sara Nemtuda of Lafayette, Indiana. 2. submitted on July 18, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
