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CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD

Historic Name:
Other Name:
Reference Number:
29166

Property Location

Location (Address)
CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD
County
Monroe
City/Village
Township
Greenfield
Unincorporated community
Town
18
Range
2
Direction
W
Section
26
Quarter Section
NE
Quarter Quarter Section
NE

Property Features

Year Built
1861
Additions
Survey Date
1976
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
THE FIRST RAILROAD TUNNEL WAS BUILT IN 1858 (NO LONGER EXTANT) AFTER SURVEYORS EMPLOYED BY THE LACROSSE AND MILWAUKEE RAILROAD WERE SENT TO FIND THE BEST ROUTES FROM THEIR EASTERN TERMINAL AT NEW LISBON TO LACROSSE. TUNNEL CITY DEVELOPED AS A RESULT OF THE RAILROADS AND STAGE LINES CARRYING FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS TO AND FROM LACROSSE. THE TUNNEL BUILT IN 1861 BY THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE AND ST. PAUL IS EXTANT; THE ONE BUILT BY THE CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN IS NOT.
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Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
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