Sheff is an extinct town in York Township, Benton County, in the

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History

Sheff was the site of an

interlocking tower On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, over the correct route and to the proper timet ...

that controlled the crossing of the

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(NYC) railroad and the NYC subsidiary, Big Four (CCC&StL) railroad. The town derives its name from a vice president of the Big Four. It was satirically located at the top of the last glaciations terminal moraine. The North South line was built in 1906 under the name Chicago, Indiana, & Southern. There was a large transfer yard located north of the interlocking. At one point the town contained a YMCA, a roundhouse, a restaurant, and several houses. The 1906 date fits the draining of Beaver Lake north of Morocco, Indiana across which bead the line was built. 1906 was significant as these rail lines fed coal north to the massive steel mills being built at Indiana Harbor and Gary, Indiana. In 1966, three men manned the tower. The tower no longer exists.

Geography

Sheff is located at , northwest of

Earl Park, Indiana Earl Park is a town in Richland Township, Benton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 348 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Earl Park was laid out July 31, 1872, by Adam ...

References

Former populated places in Indiana Former populated places in Benton County, Indiana {{BentonCountyIN-geo-stub