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The first railroad track in the United States was laid near the Baltimore harbor. Charles Carroll, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, laid the first stone on July 4, 1828. Just 13 miles long, the track was completed in 1830.

The golden age of the railroad was from the 1880s to the 1920s. The building of the railways in the United States affected the commerce and population of many villages and cities, allowing them to flourish and prosper. Huron was no exception. (Video: Steven Myers)

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The Wheeling and Lake Erie passenger train crash at Devil's Elbow in 1882.
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A New York Central passenger train taking on water at the Berlin Road crossing.
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On June 5, 1947 a first class passenger train traveling west collided with a track motor-car at the Huron River Road crossing.The motor-car was demolished and the train derailed, killing the engineer and injuring 10 other railroad workers on the train.
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In 1853 the Junction Railroad came through Huron from the Ohio City neighborhood of Cleveland to Sandusky, where it made connections with the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad. It was later absorbed into the Cleveland and Toledo Railroad at a foreclosure sale.

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