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Station: Sterling Heights, MI
Sterling Heights was known as Sterling Township when the railroad came through in the 1800's. It became a city in 1968. The area was settled about 1835 and the township was called Jefferson. In 1838 it was renamed Sterling. [MPN]
Sterling was a station on the Michigan Central (now Conrail Shared Assets) line which ran between Detroit and Bay City.
Photo Info: NYC 5636 switches a freight train at Sterling Heights yard in 1965. [Charles Geletzke Jr.]
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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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