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Station: Grandville, MI
Grandville was settled about 1832 on the west edge of Kent County about five miles southwest of downtown Grand Rapids, It had a station on the Chicago & West Michigan (later Pere Marquette). The town became a village in 1838 and a city in 1850.
Photo Info: The C&O depot at Grandville in the 1950's. [Alan Loftis collection]
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Time Line
Industry
Imperial Refining (1939) and Midwest Refining (1940-1946). Served by the PM. [MW]
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