Anniversary of the Rock Island Line

MILLER COUNTY HISTORY

COMPILED FROM THE MILLER CO. HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S FILES

Posted 10/15/25

Anniversary of the Rock Island Line

The first train on the Rock Island railroad operated in Illinois on October 10, 1852. On October 10, 1922, a huge crowd gathered in Eldon to celebrate the …

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