Up to 1855, thirty-eight and a half miles of the road had been built in Illinois.

The evidence

• “Walker, as Trustee for the bondholders. Up to 1855, there had been built thirty-eight and a half miles of the road in Illinois. By acts of the Legislatures of the two States, the two roads were authorized to consolidate, which they did under the name of the Chicago, St.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/10-rock-county-ch04-early-maps-courts-railroads.md, PDF p. 378 / book p. 382

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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