The Cincinnati Northern Railroad Plat Showing Present & Proposed Tracks to Wilson’s Quarry at Lewisburg, O.
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Proposing a new rail line to Lewisburg’s well-known limestone quarries.
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Description
This scarce engineering plan outlines a proposed new rail line to access Wilson’s quarry, along Twin Creek in Lewisburg, Ohio. Details on sectional lines, property owners, and railroad infrastructure is noted throughout. Issued in Van Wert, Ohio in 1902 by an anonymous engineer for the Cincinnati Northern Railroad. According to the Lewisburg Historical Society,
“The railroad gave Lewisburg a new life. Within four years a new lumber yard, coal yard, and stockyard were established. Ice could now be brought in by rail from the northern lakes and stored in commercial ice houses. Old businesses found new prosperity. One of these was the Wilson and Weaver Limestone Quarries (presently the Lewisburg Haunted Caves). “
Map Details
Publication Date: 1902
Author: The Cincinnati Northern Railroad
Sheet Width (in): 19.60
Sheet Height (in): 34.10
Condition: B
Condition Description: Manuscript plan in black and red ink on linen paper. Heavy soiling and spotting along the top and bottom of the sheet, where previously rolled, and scattered spotting throughout. About good condition overall.
$250.00
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