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Ben Davis Railroad Station

Ben Davis Repaint

Location: 1155 S. High School Rd.,  at the entrance to Wayne Township Adult Education, Indianapolis (Marion County), Indiana, 46241.

This marker was relocated from its original location North of Minnesota St., East of High School Rd., South of Conrail track, Indianapolis (Marion County), Indiana.

Installed: Indiana Historical Bureau and Indianapolis Airport Authority, 1979

ID#: 49.1979.2

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Here, on the Vandalia Railroad in the mid 1870's, local citizens erected a railroad station and freight platform. On July 19, 1879, the station was opened and named "Ben Davis" after a railroad official, of the same name.

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