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Photograph of Railroad Memorial StoneDescription
A photograph of a stone from the viaduct that carried the Illinois Central Railroad tracks over Franklin Street. This memorial stone placed by the Hudson Bicentennial Commission in 1987 is located in Veterans Park in Hudson. The plaque's inscription reads, "This is the remaining original stone from the viaduct constructed by the Illinois Central Railroad through Hudson in 1853."
The viaduct was originally constructed with large blocks of limestone which had been used as ballast on boats traveling the Illinois River.