The Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway

 Name:  Bethany, Illinois(elevation 653') - Telegraph: NY
 Mile Post:  96.6
 Previous Station:  Dalton City
 Next Station:  Dunn
 Description:  The depot was made of brick after the first one burned down and a citizen with a house nearby offered to pay for it to be rebuilt, but only if it was made of brick. It is nicely restored and is in use as a business. 
 Photos:  Right of Way  Structures
 Date Reached:  1872
 Track Status:  Still in place - .
 RR Facilities:

 One Story Brick Depot

 Pump House - (listed here in 1944) - on West Okaw River, MP 98.5

 Tool House - (listed here in 1944)

 Wood Water Tower - (listed here in 1944) - on West Okaw River, MP 98.5

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 Last Updated:  02/09/2008

 

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