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Railroad, Madison Incline, West Main Street, Madison, Jefferson County, IN
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Indiana's first railroad to actually be built. Construction began on the state-owned
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Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapolis Railroad Company, issued 8 August 1871
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Jeffersonville Railroad's nearby tracks.
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163:The JM&I predecessors were as follows:
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257:Knightstown and Shelbyville Railroad
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361:Hallberg, M. C. (April 24, 2006).
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348:References
238:Ohio River
332:in 1991.
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304:Edinburgh
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