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Station: Sand Lake, MI (Kent County)
Sand Lake is a town at the very northern edge of Kent County. The Grand Rapids & Indiana came through here in 1869 and a sawmill was built. The town became a village in 1878. Part of the village is located in Montcalm County.
Photo Info: Top, the Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad depot at Sand Lake. [Alan Loftis collection]. 2nd photo, a similar image of a train arriving at the depot. [CMUL]
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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
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