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    612-822-4611

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The Monon Railroad in Southern Indiana

The Monon Railroad in Southern Indiana

Longest, David E.

Paperback

Series: Images of Rail

TrainsRegional: Midwest

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ISBN10: 0738552372
ISBN13: 9780738552378
Publisher: Arcadia Pub (Sc)
Published: Jul 14 2008
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In the spring of 1847, James Brooks met with six associates in Providence to forever change the face of transportation in Indiana. The New Albany and Salem Rail Road Company was born as a result of this historic meeting.

Today this railroad, most often called the Monon, is only a memory of a time when trains streaked across the hills and farmland of southern Indiana. The Monon Railroad in Southern Indiana examines the real purpose of railroads as movers of people and the products they devoted their lives to producing and focuses on areas from New Albany to Bloomington. It identifies the only two counties in Indiana that were a part of the Salem limestone district and gives a glimpse of how the stone was removed from the earth and eventually formed into some of the nation's most beloved buildings and structures. It also takes a look at the history of several lumber-based industries and the famed products that they manufactured. New Albany was once known across America as a key producer of hardwood plywood, used in custom cabinetry, and the Showers Brothers Furniture Company of Bloomington was once the largest manufacturer of furniture in America. This book talks about the industries that created the cities and towns that many Hoosiers called home.

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