USA: Vernon, Greensburgh & Rushville Railroad Co., $1000 bond, 1880

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USA: Vernon, Greensburgh & Rushville Railroad Co., $1000 first mortgage bond, 1880, steam train at top, ornate border, green and black, stamp cancelled on right side, with coupons. GVF

Incorporated on July 11, 1879 for the purpose of constructing, owning and operating a railroad from Vernon to Rushville, Indiana. Shortly after incorporation the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago Railway Company acquired the line, running it from 1881, and this company was suceeded by the ‘Big Four’ Railway Company.