A Railroad Runs Around It (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

A Railroad Runs Around It

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An 1895 atlas map shows the region of Pike County, Illinois, and the route of the Hannibal and Naples Railroad, later referred to as the Wabash Railroad (Rand McNally 1895). The location of the New Philadelphia town site is marked by a yellow star.

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Image provided by Chris Fennell.

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