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Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Historical Markers

Best known as the "Milwaukee Road," this railroad operated in the Midwest and Northwest U.S. from 1847 until 1986.
 
By William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2015
1886 Map at The Railroad in Mazomanie Marker
101 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Mazomanie — The Railroad in Mazomanie —
The Milwaukee & Mississippi Railroad Company, immediate successor of the Milwaukee and Waukesha formed in 1850, built the first railroad line across Wisconsin between Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien. Edward H. Brodhead was hired as Chief Engineer . . . — — Map (db m167553) HM
102 ► Wisconsin, La Crosse County, La Crosse — Sidewheel Riverboat War Eagle — Historic Shipwreck — Wisconsin’s Maritime Trails —
Type: Wooden sidewheel riverboat Built: 1854, Fulton, Ohio Sank: May 14, 1870 Length: 219’ Beam: 29’ Cargoes: Mail, package freight, passengers, troops Propulsion: Paddlewheel Depth of Wreckage: 10’ Determined Eligible for National . . . — — Map (db m83772) HM
103 ► Wisconsin, Marinette County, Marinette — Milwaukee Road Depot — Marinette, Wisconsin —
The Marinette Train Depot was constructed by the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad in 1903 to replace an earlier depot which dated to the 1880's. The depot is a one story Queen Anne style structure with a rectangular plan. Known as a . . . — — Map (db m135290) HM
104 ► Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, Menomonee Valley — Milwaukee Road Shops —
From 1879 to 1985, this was the location of the Milwaukee Road Shops. The enormous complex made rail cars and locomotives for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad. The Shops included carpentry, metal forging, machine assembly, . . . — — Map (db m84978) HM
105 ► Wisconsin, Walworth County, Whitewater — Whitewater Passenger Depot — 1890 - 1891 —
The Whitewater Passenger Depot was built in 1890-91 for the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad, later known as the Milwaukee Road. It replaced the original frame depot, which was erected in 1852 when the railroad first came to Whitewater. The . . . — — Map (db m191295) HM
106 ► Wisconsin, Waukesha County, Menomonee Falls — Milwaukee Road Depot —
Built in 1890, the same year that the railroad came to Menomonee Falls, the Depot brought with it new commercial and industrial prosperity. The Depot handled four passenger and freight trains daily, shipping local products such as stone, lime, ice, . . . — — Map (db m76228) HM

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