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General Monon Discussions and Questions => Question and Answers (Q&A) => Topic started by: Tom Kepshire on March 14, 2012, 10:57:43 pm
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On this day, the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville acquired the Chicago & Wabash Valley Railroad. The Chicago and Wabash Valley Railroad was built by Benjamin Gifford, who came to northwest Indiana in 1891. Gifford was also a driving force behind the draining of the vast Kankakee Marsh and turning the land into fertile farmlands. The CI&L operated the line as a branch line until it petitioned the ICC to abandon the line. Very little of the original line remains. Some of the spur serving the Jasper County Co-Op Elevator are original C&WV mainline.
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Why in the world would the Chicago & Wabash Valley Ry. Co. still own land in Crown Point, IN in 2015? They show as the owners of a parcel at 13234 Delaware St. with a bid of $300. Wild.
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