Indiana Historical Society - Manuscripts and Archives Department

LAKE ERIE WESTERN RAILROAD
RECORDS, 1927-1930

Collection #
BV 2595

Table of Contents

 Collection Information
Historical sketch
Scope and content
Cataloging Information

Processed by
Charles Latham
28 January 1991

COLLECTION INFORMATION

HISTORICAL SKETCH

 The Lake Erie and Western Railroad ran from Cleveland through Indiana on an east-west line a little north of Indianapolis, through Muncie and Frankfort. The Fort Wayne, Cincinnati and Louisville ran north-and-south through Muncie and New Castle.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

 This register of ticket sales and freight shipments covers the years 1927-1930 at the Springport and Mt. Summit stations on the railroad's north-south line, in Henry County a few miles north of New Castle. Ticket destinations shown include Ft. Wayne, Muncie, Shideler near Muncie, New Castle, Connersville, Cambridge City, and Eaton. Freight shipments include coal, stone, oil, cement, fertilizer, stock, steel, and manure.

CATALOGING INFORMATION

For additional information on this collection, including a list of subject headings that may lead you to related materials:

1. Go to the Indiana Historical Society's online catalog
2. Click on the "Local Catalog" icon.
3. Search for the collection by its call number, using the letter or letters designation and four digits (e.g., M 0715, SC 2234).
4. When you find the collection, go to the "Holdings" screen for a list of headings that can be searched for related materials.

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