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Railroad: Paris & Pere Marquette River Railroad Company, The
The Paris & Pere Marquette River railroad was organized in 1884 and built a logging line from the Muskegon River in Mecosta County (Section 10 T16N-R10W) about sixteen miles to its end in Lake County (Section 31? T17N-R11W] The line crossed the GR&I near Paris. The line was abandoned in 1889 after five years of operation. [MRL]
Built → Paris & Pere Marquette River RR → Abandoned
Built: 1884 - Upper Paris west 16 miles.
Operated for 5 years.
Operations Ended: 1889 - abandoned.
Reference: [MRRC]
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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