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 Western Ohio. 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 Western Ohio "their first railway
 connection with the outer world." It was the first north-south line in western
 Ohio. With a route stretching from Lake Erie to the Ohio River and passing
 through Ottawa, the railroad allowed 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.
 
 In later years, the railroad line would become known as the Cincinnati, Hamilton,
 and Dayton Railroad, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Chessie System, and CSX.