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The Illinois Central shops
1854
Paducah, Kentucky
Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Rail and river met here, and the Illinois Central's locomotive shops became the town's largest employer for a century, rebuilding steam engines until 1959. The rail yards are still working.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: historic site
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