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Station: Richland, MI
Richland was settled about 1833 and known as Gull Prairie, Gull Corners, Geloster, In 1842 it was renamed Richland. Richland became a village in 1871.
The town was located on the Detroit, Toledo & Milwaukee railroad which was later converted into an interurban railroad. It then reverted to the CK&S/Michigan Central which truncated the branch here and back to Doster. It was reached by a connection with the CK&S at Richland Junction.
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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