Charlotte, Here's some info on the Cass Co. Historical Society: Cass County Historical Society Inc. 1004 East Market Street Logansport, In 46947 Phone: 219/753-3866 Contact: Bruce & Mary Stuart President: David Kitchell I don't have the exact address for the Iron Horse Museum, but they have a festival every July, and by calling the hotline #, you may be able to get more info about the museum. [Iron Horse Festival HOTLINE (219) 722-IRON] Good luck! Janelle At 11:57 AM 8/7/00 -0500, you wrote: >Thomas > Thank you. Maybe someone out there know the address to the Hisortical Society >located in Logansport, and the Iron Horse Museum which is located on Market Street, Logansport. > >Charlotte > >"Thomas J. Kerr" wrote: > >> Charlotte >> >> The railroad came to Logansport area about 1853/04. >> >> Check with the Cass County Historical Society, located >> about 1240 Market Street, Logansport, Indiana for their >> exact address and postal number. They have a lot of >> information on the early days and events in Cass County. >> >> There is also a railroad group, The Iron Horse Museum which >> is also located on Market Street near third Street, but I have >> never been there. >> >> Good Luck >> >> Thomas. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Flock's <flocks4@junct.com> >> To: <INCASS-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 10:20 PM >> Subject: [INCASS] Railroads >> >> > Hi, >> > Could any one tell me when the railroad was built. It was running in a >> > >> > straight line from Logansport, Indiana, towards the West, will cross >> > the >> > Wabash Valley Railroad at Middleport, the Chicago branch of the >> > Illinois >> > Central Railroad north of Onarga, the Alton and Chicago Railroad at >> > Peoria Junction, and the main line of the Illinois Centeral Railroad >> > south of Panola; then, pursuing a southwestern direction, terminate on >> > the Illinois River, opposite Peoria. >> > I'm trying to track down a ancestor who was working on the >> > railroad. His name is John Miller b. abt 1831 Prussia. he was listed in >> > the 1870 census Washington twp, Cass Co., IN, living with the couple >> > listed below at the age of 39 as a R R Laborer. >> > I found Wendell and his wife Caroline in the 1870 census. With >> > this gentlemen John Miller living with them, and no one else. >> > But I did not find this John Miller, living with them, in the >> > 1880 census.. I do not know how he is related to my Wendell Miller. How >> > do I go about finding more >> > information on a person that was listed in the census with my family. >> > Who is this John Miller? >> > >> > So, I'm hunting down information on the railroads that came through >> > Cass County, around 1870. >> > >> > Good anyone tell me the names of the railroad that come through >> > Logansport today. And if their names had been changed? >> > >> > Charlotte >> > >> > **************************************************** >> > This article was taking from the Making of America >> > >> > The Logansport and Pacific Railroad >> > >> > Running in a straight line from Logansport, Indiana, towards the West, >> > will cross the Wabash Valley Railroad at Middleport, the Chicago branch >> > of the Illinois Central Railroad north of Onarga, the Atlon and Chicago >> > Railroad at Peoria Junction, and the main line of the Illinois Central >> > Railroad south of Panola; then, pursuing a southwestern direction, >> > terminate on the Illinois river, opposite Peoria. >> > >> > Making of America >> > http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/ >> > >> > >> > ==== INCASS Mailing List ==== >> > @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- >> > Interested in Cass County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration? >> > Come visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrpmc/index.html >> > >> > ============================== >> > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. >> > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: >> > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >> > >> > >> >> ==== INCASS Mailing List ==== >> @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- >> Did you know there are locater maps linked from the Cass County Cemetery List? http://www.rootsweb.com/~incass/cemlist.html >> >> ============================== >> Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >> Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. >> http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ > > >==== INCASS Mailing List ==== >@->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- @->- >Visit the Cass County INGenWeb at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~incass/county.html > >============================== >Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. >RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: >http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > >