The Steel Rail Revolution
Schedule
Tue Feb 24 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
627 South St, Lafayette, IN, United States, Indiana 47901 | Lafayette, IN
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Dr. Pete Bill, Professor Emeritus from Purdue University, presents: The Steel Rail Revolution: How the Coming of Rail Forever Changed Tippecanoe County in the mid 1800’s
While many people are aware of the impact of the Wabash Erie Canal on the development of Lafayette and Tippecanoe County in the late 1840’s and 1850’s, it really was the advent of the railroad that cemented Lafayette’s sometimes questionable survival firmly in place as a growing and thriving community. Just as the Interstate highways today connect Tippecanoe County to the rest of the country, in the 1860’s it was the steel rails that made markets beyond Indiana available all-year round for Tippecanoe County farms and businesses. Come hear how the railroad boom changed the lives of Tippecanoe County citizens forever and assured Lafayette’s permanent place in Indiana’s history books.
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