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Railroad: Mecosta Railroad Company, The
The Mecosta railroad was organized in 1883 and built their main line from the Muskegon River 9.5 miles to Horseshoe Lake, all in Mecosta County. This line had a number of logging branches. The railroad was short-lived and all lines were abandoned by 1888. [MRL]
Built → Mecosta Railroad Company → Abandoned
Built: 1883
Operated for 5 years.
Operations Ended: 1888 - abandoned.
Reference: [MRRC]
Notes
Time Line
1883. The line was built.
1888. Operations ended and the line was abandoned.
Bibliography
The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:
- [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
- [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
- [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
- [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
- [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI