
Lake Erie & Louisville Railway Company
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Over 150 years old

First mortgage bond

May 9, 1875

Issued, uncanceled

Homer Lee & Co.

Hand signed

22 1/4" (w) by 16" (h)

In 1865, the Fremont, Lima and Union Railroad merged with the Lake Erie and Pacific Railroad Company, which had begun construction on a line from Union City and Rushville, to form the Lake Erie and Louisville Rail Road Company. The aim was to form a line between Louisville and Fremont, the head of navigation on the Sandusky River.
Heavy freight could be offloaded onto ships to descend the Sandusky River, cross Lake Erie to Buffalo, New York and thence to the east coast. Passengers and light freight would pass east and west through Fremont. This line lasted until April, 1871, when it passed into receivership. L. Q. Lawson was appointed receiver by the U. S. Circuit Court, and the company was sold to bond holders October 18, 1871.
The company lingered on, though, operating its line from Cambridge City to Rushville until 1890, when it was sold to the Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad.
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