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Station: Chilson, MI
Chilson was founded in Livingston County in 1878 when a sawmill was located here on the Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern. A flour mill was also built here by Chilson & Joslin.
The Ann Arbor railroad had a water tower at Chilson. [GTWHS-Cal/89]
Photo Info: Top, the Chilson depot with two trains passing in front. [CMUL]. 2nd photo, the Ann Arbor Railroad depot at Chilson, now a private home in 2006. [Alan Loftis]
Notes
The railroad had a large water tower here as well as a coaling facility in 1945. [ETT-1945]
Time Line
1918. The AARR had a day station agent here. [TRT] The agent was gone by 1945. [ETT-1945]
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