The Belleville & Eldorado Railroad Company Accounting Records, Jan. 1881-July 1896
Series
Identifier: IC 8 B2.5
Scope and Contents note
3 volumes in 3 folders.
Dates
- Creation: Jan. 1881-July 1896
Creator
- From the Collection: Illinois Central Railroad Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The Illinois Central Railroad Company Archives are open for research; they are available a box at a time in the Special Collections Reading Room (Priority III).
Biographical/Historical note
The Belleville & Eldorado Railroad Company was incorporated in Illinois in 1861. The line from Eldorado to Benton, Illinois, running about 32 miles, was constructed in 1878. The full (nearly) 50 miles from Eldorado to DuQuoin, Illinois was opened in 1880. On Sept. 10, 1897, the deed for the railroad was conveyed to the St. Louis Alton & Terre Haute Railroad Company (StLA&TH), who had begun leasing the line in 1880.
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Contact:
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org