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Architecture and History Inventory
UNKNOWN | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:STEWART TUNNEL
Other Name:ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD TUNNEL
Contributing:
Reference Number:29196
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):UNKNOWN
County:Green
City:
Township/Village:Exeter
Unincorporated Community:
Town:4
Range:8
Direction:E
Section:20
Quarter Section:NE
Quarter/Quarter Section:SE
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1887
Additions:
Survey Date:1976
Historic Use:tunnel
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History.

OPENED 12/17/1887. Located on the Illinois Central Railroad line from Freeport, Illinois to Madison, Wisconsin, is this 1218 foot tunnel. It was built of stone in 1888 and is a representative example of late 19th century tunnel construction. Its construction removed the last major obstable on the route to Madison.
Bibliographic References:
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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