Tapeworm Railroad

Tapeworm Railroad is a Pennsylvania historical marker in SW of Fairfield, Adams County, dedicated 1967.

Fairfield Rd. (PA 116) & Iron Springs Rd. (SR 3014), SW of Fairfield

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Begun in 1836 by the State of Pennsylvania, largely through the efforts of Thaddeus Stevens. The meandering railroad's nickname was provided by its opponents. It was put up for sale in 1842. Just west of here stands its granite stone viaduct.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1825 · Map Of Pennsylvania And New Jersey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1831 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1836 · Maryland and Delaware. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1848 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1871 · Plate H. South Central Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Plate H. South Central Pennsylvania, 1871, covering the location of Tapeworm Railroad, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Plate H. South Central Pennsylvania, 1871, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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