RAILROADS

In about 1852, the New Albany, Salem, and Chicago Railroad was built north of Hobart. In 1854, The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne, and Chicago Railroad (now the Amtrak) was built through town. George Earle arranged the finances to finish the railroad when there was no money to complete it. Soon, Hobart was known as the main railroad center in Lake County!

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