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Location: Diorite, MI
Diorite was a location on the Lake Superior & Ishpeming railroad just west of Blueberry Mine, in western Marquette County. ]LSI2] This was in Ely Township on the south edge of Section 32, T48N-R28W.
The DSS&A had a branch line from Blueberry Jct. to Diorite and it used the C&NW/LS&I for the last mile of track to the Blueberry Mine which was just east of Diorite. [DSSM]
Notes
The DSS&A had a wye here.
The DSS&A crossed the C&NW to reach the American Mine, just west of Diorite. [CNWV]
Time Line
1921. The C&NW bay window depot at Diorite was removed. [CNWV]
1927. August. The DSS&A crossing of the C&NW here to the American Mine was removed. [CNWV]
1928. The DSS&A wye to the C&NW going east was built to reach the Blueberry Mine. [CNWV]
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