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 The Dayton & Michigan Railroad served 
 the Ottawa area from 1858 to 1963 when
 the line was leased by The Cincinnait
 Hamilton & Dayton Railroad. This allowed
 the C. H. & D. to connect north to Toledo
 and Detroit.

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 The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
 Railroad served the Ottawa area from
 1863 to 1917. (B & O purchase) Clicking
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 change.

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 The Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad
 operated between its namesake cities
 of Detroit, Michigan and Ironton,
 Ohio via Toledo between 1905 and 1983.
 The line passes through Ottawa.

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 This line began in 1887 and continued
 till 1918 when the railway went out
 of business. This short-lived  line
 ran from Findlay, Ohio through Ottawa
 to Fort Wayne, Indiana. 
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See how Ottawa Depot served
 both the Findlay Ft. Wayne and
 C. H. & D
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Findlay Ft Wayne & Western
 roadbed serves again as Rt. 224

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THE INTERURBAN ERA 1907 to 1937
 The Ohio Electric Railway which ran through
 Ottawa, began operations in 1907 and would
 continue until its bankruptcy in 1921. The
 Lima & Toledo Traction Company continued
 operation from Lima to Toledo till 1937
 when they went out of business.