Early Railroad Routes

ID: 1649
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Early Railroad Routes

Outlined on the map are the proposed routes of early railroads, including the New Orleans and Ohio, a predecessor of the Illinois Central, and the early Illinois Central, itself. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

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By McKenzie Martin
Historical Marker #1134 in McCracken County celebrates the historic Illinois Central Railroad. Rail played a significant role in the growth and expansion of western Kentucky through the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Paducah served as…