sentences:  They selected a route along the north side of Linn Creek for the first nine miles because the rising grade was more advantageous.They bridged Linn Creek, known for its flash flooding even then, a mile and a half west of Cedar Crossing (now LaMoille) where the Waterloo stage line from Marietta to Edenville and Des Moines crossed the creek.Here the railroad erected a depot and water tank in late 1863 to service engines which needed water supplies at about seven mile intervals.