Editing Elkhart, Indiana (section)

===Infrastructure===
In 1851, the [[Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway|Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad Company]] built the first rail line through the city, and by 1852 the first passenger train passed through town. This, in turn, caused major population growth.<ref name="transportation">{{cite web|url=http://www.elkhartindiana.org/egov/docs/1167354894448.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130414183621/http://www.elkhartindiana.org/egov/docs/1167354894448.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-04-14 |title=Origins of Elkhart - Transportation |publisher=City of Elkhart |date=2006-12-28 |access-date=2008-08-29 }}</ref> Today, [[Norfolk Southern]] has the biggest railroad presence in town, although Elkhart has two other railroads: Shortline-Elkhart and Western (operated by Pioneer Railcorp) and Regional-Grand Elk (operated by Watco). Amtrak has two trains that stop in Elkhart, ''[[Lake Shore Limited]]'' and ''[[Capitol Limited (Amtrak train)|Capitol Limited]]'', both of which stop at the [[Elkhart station]]. Canadian Pacific runs 6-8 trains through town on Norfolk Southern's trackage.

In 1867, [[Elkhart Hydraulic Company]] built the first hydraulic dam across the [[St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan)|St. Joseph River]] which would power the city's machinery. Unfortunately, the hydraulics were prone to flooding as was common in those days, the wooden structures were eventually destroyed by fire.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Rivers for Industry Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=69752 |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}}</ref> The hydraulics were purchased by the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company and they soon reconstructed the dam and by 1913, it powered the city.<ref name="EarlyYears">{{cite web |date=2006-12-28 |title=Origins of Elkhart - The Early Years |url=http://www.elkhartindiana.org/egov/docs/1167354162275.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120801033844/http://www.elkhartindiana.org/egov/docs/1167354162275.htm |archive-date=2012-08-01 |access-date=2008-08-29 |publisher=City of Elkhart}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Jansen |first=R. B. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xdZ5BgAAQBAJ&dq=tumble+bay+dam&pg=PA592 |title=Advanced Dam Engineering for Design, Construction, and Rehabilitation |date=2012-12-06 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-1-4613-0857-7 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Elkhart P-2651 {{!}} Hydropower Reform Coalition |url=https://hydroreform.org/hydro-project/elkhart-p-2651/ |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=hydroreform.org}}</ref> Today, the dam still produces electric power and is operated by Indiana Michigan Power, a subsidiary of [[American Electric Power]].

In 1889, the world's second electric streetcar system began operating on the city's streets.<ref name="transportation"/>  It has since been decommissioned.

The [[Beardsley Avenue Historic District]], [[Ruthmere Mansion|Albert R. Beardsley House]], [[Dr. Havilah Beardsley House]], [[Emmanuel C. Bickel House]], [[Bridge Street Bridge (Elkhart, Indiana)|Bridge Street Bridge]], [[Charles Gerard Conn Mansion]], [[Elkhart Downtown Commercial Historic District]], [[Green Block]], [[William and Helen Koerting House]], [[Lerner Theatre]], [[Mark L. and Harriet E. Monteith House]], [[Morehous Residential Historic District]], [[State Street-Division Street Historic District]], and [[Young Women's Christian Association (Elkhart, Indiana)|Young Women's Christian Association]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>