The railroad of the Dayton and Michigan Railroad Company, is located entirely
 within the State of Ohio and extends from Third Street, Dayton, northerly to
 Toledo, a distance of 139.966 miles, with 13.988 miles of second main track. This
 property forms a part of a through route from Cincinnati to Toledo.

   The Dayton and Michigan Railroad provided the single most important impetus to
 the growth and development of Wapakoneta. On March 15, 1854, in its first
 ordinance, the village council of Wapakoneta voted unanimously to grant a right-
 of-way to the Dayton and Michigan Railroad Company to construct a railroad line
 through the community. The financial backers of the railroad ran short of funds
 during construction, and planned to end the line at Sidney, but local leaders
 raised $70,000 to ensure its extension. The Dayton and Michigan Railroad began
 operation in 1858, giving the people of Wapakoneta "their first railway
 connection with the outer world." It was the first railroad in Auglaize County
 and the first north-south line in western Ohio. With a route stretching from Lake
 Erie to the Ohio River, the railroad allowed local farmers and industrialists to
 ship their products and goods throughout the country, promoting economic
 development. Within a few years of the railroad's completion, many industrial
 enterprises were established, as well as two large grain warehouses. As business
 grew and employment opportunities expanded, the population of Wapakoneta more
 than doubled from 900 to 2,150 between 1860 and 1870, the largest period of
 growth in the community's history. In later years, the railroad line would be
 known as the Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton Railroad, Baltimore and Ohio
 Railroad, Chessie System, and CSX.

 Continued from other side of Historical Marker) The Dayton and Michigan Railroad
 began operation in 1858, giving the people of Wapakoneta "their first railway
 connection with the outer world." It was the first railroad in Auglaize County
 and the first north-south line in western Ohio. With a route stretching from Lake
 Erie to the Ohio River, the railroad allowed local farmers and industrialists to
 ship their products and goods throughout the country, promoting economic
 development. Within a few years of the railroad's completion, many industrial
 enterprises were established, as well as two large grain warehouses. As
 business grew and employment opportunities expanded, the population of
 Wapakoneta more than doubled from 900 to 2,150 between 1860 and 1870, the
 largest period of growth in the community's history. In later years, the
 railroad line would be known as the Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton Railroad,
 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Chessie System, and CSX.