The Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway
| Name: | Edgewater or Edgewater Park, Indiana(elevation 397') |
| Mile Post: | 215.7 |
| Previous Station: | Grayville |
| Next Station: | Hovey |
| Description: | In an effort to increase revenue, the PD&E built a second (see Mackinaw Falls) recreational facility near Grayville called Edgewater Park around May of 1895. It was on the Indiana bank of the Wabash River, just north of the railroad. It was a summer time park, that reportedly drew two to three thousand visitors a week soon after its opening. It was abandoned in 1903 and the buildings were torn down. In 2005, the Browns, Grayville and Poseyville Railway had plans to put the rail back in between Browns and Poseyville. However, as of nothing has come of it. |
| Photos: | Wabash River Bridge |
| Date Reached: | 1881 |
| Track Status: | The track was removed in 1999. |
| RR Facilities: |
Boat Float and House - (listed here in 1896)
Bath House and Float (16' x 5') - (listed here in 1895) (2) Cottages (26' x 14') - (listed here in 1895) Dancing Pavilion on barge (60' x 24') - (listed here in 1895) Ice House (8' x 8') - (listed here in 1895) Landing platform (255' x 10') - (listed here in 1895) Open Pavilion (50' x 24') - (listed here in 1895) (4) Outbuildings (12' x 5') - (listed here in 1895) On the end of the barge, a Store Room for 11 boats - (listed here in 1895) Watchman's House - for the bridge - (listed here in 1928 & 1944) |
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| Last Updated: | 02/08/2012 |