The First Railroad in West Tennessee The LaGrange & Memphis Railroad

The First Railroad in West Tennessee The LaGrange & Memphis Railroad is a Tennessee historical marker in Shelby County.

Shelby Co, Memphis, on Southern West Tennessee Railroad near 495 Union The LaGrange & Memphis Railroad

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Organized in 1835, the LaGrange and Memphis Railroad operated the first train from Memphis 4 1/2 miles on March 29, 1842, on the present roadbed of the Southern Railway. The depot which was destroyed by fire February 1, 1853 was located here. The LaGrange and Memphis Railroad and the depot were acquired by the Memphis and Charleston Railroad about 1846. The Southern Railway succeeded the Memphis and Charleston.

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Historical maps covering this location

1823 · Mississippi. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1833 · Missouri, Ill., Ky., Tenn., Ala., Miss., Ark. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1835 · Chickasaw Cession, Mississippi (1835) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1836 · Arkansas. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1836 · New Map Of Arkansas. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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