Incline
| Description: |
W.F. Guthrie reported, In 1862 they had a cog track laid between the rails on the inclined place and a wheel fitting in the cogs to draw the cars up and let them down again. Sometimes they would break loose and come flying down the hill and scattering destruction before them. Photograph taken 1930s |
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| Origin: | 1930 |
| Created By: |
Harry Lemen, photographer |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4038coll5/id/276 |
| Collection: |
River to Rail and Lemen Collection |
| Copyright: |
Permission to reproduce this image for other than personal use must be requested from the Director of the Madsion-Jefferson County Public Library. Please contact at 420 W. Main Street, Madison, IN 47250 (812)265-2744. |
| Geography: |
Indiana-Jefferson County-Madison |
| Subjects: |
Inclined railroads Railroads Cog railroads Railroad tracks |
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