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

Inscription. An experimental two mile road was completed to this point on July 4, 1834. A horse-drawn car carried Hoosiers on a railroad for the first time.

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. Marker 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. 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 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Historic Shelbyville High School 1896 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Whetzel Trace

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(approx. 4.9 miles away); USAC Plane Crash (approx. 13½ miles away); Edinburg (approx. 15.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shelbyville.

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.

Approximate Original Location of Indiana's First Railroad Marker image. Click for full size.

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 574 times since then and 16 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.