Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad

Lucas County · Just E of 6700 Monroe Street, Sylvania, OH, 43560 -- NW corner of Monroe Street and railroad tracks

Side A: This rail line was the original route of the Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad, the first railroad to operate west of the Allegheny Mountains. The train made its initial run on October 3, 1836 from Toledo to Adrian, a total of approximately thirty miles. In 1837, a steam locomotive replaced horses as the train’s engine. The E. & K. R.R. opened markets from Lake Erie to the Michigan Territory. Side B: Same

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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