Historic Markers - Tuscumbia Railroad–First Railroad West of Alleghenies AL159

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Tuscumbia Railroad–First Railroad West of Alleghenies AL159

1832: Began here; completed to Decatur, 45 miles east, in 1834. Cotton shipped by this line around nearby Muscle Shoals, then by boat down Tennessee-Mississippi River to world markets. 1851: Expanded to Memphis-Charleston Railroad. A vital line in the Civil War, it changed hands several times. 1898: Became part of Southern Railway.

- Colbert County Alabama


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