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Station: Green Oak, MI
Green Oak was settled about 1830 with a grist and sawmill. It was originally called Warnerville and renamed Green Oak in 1854. It became a station on the Detroit, Grand Rapids & Western (later PM). It was also known as Green Oak Mills. [MPN]
Notes
Around 1945, there was a large sand and gravel plant here, producing both for commercial uses and railroad ballast. [PM45]
Time Line
1927. The PM had an agent-operator here on the day shift, paid 60¢ per hour. [PMTA]
1943. There were 8,308 cars of sand and gravel outbound (about 23 cars per day). Facility had a 300,000 lbs. 60' scale. [PM45]
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