Indianapolis Union and Belt Railroads

by Jeffrey Darbee

In an era dominated by huge railroad corporations, Indianapolis Union and Belt Railroads reveals the important role two small railroad companies had on development and progress in the Hoosier State. After Indianapolis was founded in 1821, early settlers struggled to move people and goods to and from the city, with no water transport nearby and inadequate road systems around the state. But in 1847, the Madison & Indianapolis Railroad connected...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253025222
• ISBN13: 9780253025227
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.1" x 10.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher