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Station: Henry, MI
Henry was a town in northern Manistee County which had stations on the Arcadia & Betsie River railroad and the Pere Marquette railroad. This town is in Springdale Township, about 3 miles west of Copemish. The town was named after Henry Starke of Arcadia who owned the Arcadia & Betsie River railroad as well as a sawmill in the area, MPN]
Photo Info: Top, a close up view of the station. The ladder is used to put oil in the signal lamp. [CMUL]. 2nd view, a photo of one of the depots at Henry, but not identified. It is likely the PM depot. 3rd photo, a blueprint of the interlocked crossing at Henry. [MSAI]
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Time Line
1903. The crossing of the railroad with the PM and M&NE at Henry was an interlocked crossing. National Switch and Signal System, Easton, PA.
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