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Wabash Cannonball Trail
The Wabash Cannonball Trail is a rail to trail conversion in northwestern Ohio, U.S. It is long. The North Fork of the Wabash Cannonball Trail is part of the North Coast Inland Trail, which plans to fully connect Indiana to Pennsylvania, and portions of the trail are included in the North Country National Scenic Trail. History The Wabash Railroad line used by the trail was first built in 1855, and service continued until 1969. The Norfolk Southern Railway then purchased it. The rails were finally abandoned in 1990. Local enthusiasts developed the idea of creating a public recreational trail and utility corridor. On March 24, 1994, the corridor was purchased from Norfolk Southern. The name Wabash Cannonball stems from an 1882 American folk song about an imaginary train. No train actually had the name until 1949, when the Wabash Railroad actually named its Detroit-St. Louis day train the ''Cannon Ball''. Other rail-to-trail conversions of the Wabash Railroad in the Midwestern ...
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List Of Rail Trails
This is a list of rail trails around the world longer than 0.1 miles (160 metres). Rail trails are former railway lines that have been converted to paths designed for pedestrian, bicycle, skating, equestrian, and/or light motorized traffic. Most are multiuse trails offering at least pedestrians and cyclists recreational access and right-of-way to the routes. Asia * Parts of , Johor Bahru (Malaysia)-Tanjong Pagar (Singapore) KTM railway, known as the Green Corridor * Parts of , Thailand-Burma Death Railway Israel * The Jerusalem Railway Park South Korea * Parts of Old Jungang line ( Paldang-Yangpyeong) Taiwan * Dongfeng Bicycle Green Way * Hou-Fong bike path * Tanya Shen Green Bikeway * Taolin Bikeway Europe Austria A more complete reference can be found at www.bahntrassenradeln.de. Lower Austria * Dampfross und Drahtesel on the former :de:Stammersdorfer Lokalbahn * :de:Traisentalradweg on the former :de:Leobersdorfer Bahn Upper Austria * Reichrami ...
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Kiwanis Trail
The Kiwanis Trail is a rail to trail conversion in Adrian, Michigan that roughly follows the River Raisin. History The trail occupies the old Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad that extended from Ironton, Ohio to Detroit. The trail forms the first component of a much longer proposed regional greenway trail, the River Raisin Greenway. If completed, it would extend from Adrian to Manchester, Michigan. Location The paved trail is maintained by the parks department of in Adrian. It extends northeast and almost reaches the city of Tecumseh Tecumseh ( ; October 5, 1813) was a Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands. A persuasive orator, Tecumseh traveled widely, forming a Native American confederacy and .... External linksTraillink: Kiwanis Trail, MI
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West Unity, Ohio
West Unity is a village in Williams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,763 at the 2020 census. History West Unity was platted in 1842. A post office has been in operation at West Unity since 1842. The village was incorporated in 1866. Geography West Unity is located at (41.586528, -84.434174). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,671 people, 699 households, and 447 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 798 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.9% White, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 1.3% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.7% of the population. There were 699 households, of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 12.0% ...
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Wauseon, Ohio
Wauseon ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Fulton County, Ohio, Fulton County, Ohio, approximately 31 mi (51 km) west of Toledo, Ohio, Toledo. The population was 7,332 at the time of the United States Census 2010, 2010 census. History Wauseon was platted 1853 when the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, Michigan Southern Air Railway was extended to that point. Land speculators bought 160 acres of land, which would become the City of Wauseon. The original name for the city was "Litchfield" after Litchfield, New York, where many of the city's new settlers had emigrated from. However, Hortensia Hayes, the daughter of an early settler, suggested that the new village be named after an Ottawa Tribe Chief named Wauseon, who was forced by the federal government to forfeit their land, before moving to Oklahoma in 1839. The village was incorporated in 1859. With the commercial success that the railroad brought, Wauseon would grow larger than the original seat of Fulton Co ...
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Monclova, Ohio
Monclova is an unincorporated community in central Monclova Township, Lucas County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ... with the ZIP code 43542. History Monclova was laid out in 1836. A post office has been in operation at Monclova since 1852. References Unincorporated communities in Lucas County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{LucasCountyOH-geo-stub ...
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Maumee, Ohio
Maumee ( ) is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States. Located along the Maumee River, it is about 10 miles southwest of Toledo. The population was 14,286 at the 2010 census. Maumee was declared an All-America City by the National Civic League in June 2006. Geography Maumee is located at (41.570545, -83.652503). It is about 11 miles upriver of Toledo, which is at the mouth of the Maumee River on Maumee Bay. This is a roughly triangle-shaped city. Its borders are formed by Interstate 80/ 90 to the north, to the west by Interstate 475/U.S. Route 23, and to the southeast by the Maumee River. It is just downriver from Waterville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. History In pre-colonial times, Native Americans (notably the Ottawa) began using the rich resources at the present site of Maumee, Ohio, in the Maumee River valley. Throughout much of the eighteenth century, French, British and America ...
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Ohio Turnpike
The Ohio Turnpike, officially the James W. Shocknessy Ohio Turnpike, is a limited-access toll highway in the U.S. state of Ohio, serving as a primary corridor between Chicago and Pittsburgh. The road runs east–west in the northern section of the state, with the western end at the Indiana–Ohio border near Edon where it meets the Indiana Toll Road, and the eastern end at the Ohio–Pennsylvania border near Petersburg, where it meets the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The road is owned and maintained by the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission (OTIC), headquartered in Berea. Built from 1949 to 1955, construction for the roadway was completed a year prior to the Interstate Highway System. The modern Ohio Turnpike is signed as three Interstate numbers: I-76, I-80, and I-90. Route description The entire length of the Ohio Turnpike is , from the western terminus in Northwest Township near Edon, where it meets the Indiana Toll Road at the Ohio–Indiana border, to the easte ...
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Wabash Cannoball Trail Orientation Map
Wabash may refer to: Political entities * Wabash Confederacy, or Wabash Indians, a loose confederacy of 18th century Native Americans Places in the United States * Wabash River, in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois * Wabash Valley, in Illinois and Indiana * Wabash, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Wabash, Indiana, a city * Wabash County, Illinois ** Wabash Precinct, Wabash County, Illinois * Wabash County, Indiana * Wabash, Nebraska, an unincorporated community * Wabash, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Wabash, King County, Washington, an unincorporated community * Wabash, Lewis County, Washington, an unincorporated community * Wabash, West Virginia, a ghost town * Wabash township (other) * Wabash Formation, a geologic formation in Indiana Schools * Wabash College, a college in Crawfordsville, Indiana * Wabash Valley College, a college in Mount Carmel, Illinois * Wabash High School, Wabash, Indiana In transportation * Wabash Railroad, a former railroad that ope ...
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Sangamon County, Illinois
Sangamon County is located in the center of the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, it had a population of 197,465. Its county seat and largest city is Springfield, Illinois, Springfield, the List of capitals in the United States, state capital. Sangamon County is included in the Springfield, IL Springfield metropolitan area, Illinois, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Sangamon County was formed in 1821 out of Madison County, Illinois, Madison and Bond County, Illinois, Bond counties. The county was named for the Sangamon River, which runs through it. The origin of the name of the river is unknown; among several explanations is the theory that it comes from the Pottawatomie word ''Sain-guee-mon'' (pronounced "sang gä mun"), meaning "where there is plenty to eat." Published histories of neighboring Menard County (formed from Sangamon County) suggest that the name was first given to the river by the French explorers of the l ...
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Wabash Trail (Sangamon County)
The Wabash Trail is a rail trail in Sangamon County, Illinois. It was built by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and occupies an abandoned Wabash Railroad right-of-way on the southwest side of Springfield, Illinois, stretching eastward from Robbins Road () to the Wabash Trail Parking on South Park Avenue (), linking with the northern terminus of the Interurban Trail. Upkeep and policing of the trail are managed by the Springfield Park District The Springfield Park District, established in 1900, is the public park authority serving the metropolitan area of Springfield in the U.S. state of Illinois. The Springfield park district, which is separate from the municipal government of the city .... References {{Illinois-stub Rail trails in Illinois Protected areas of Sangamon County, Illinois ...
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