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Station: Freesoil, MI
Freesoil was a station on the Pere Marquette railroad about 15 miles north of Walhalla. It was founded in 1862. [MPN]. It became a village in 1975.
Freesoil was located about 15 miles northwest of Walhalla Junction on the Pere Marquette branch line to Manistee.
Photo Info: The PM depot at Freesoil.
Notes
Freesoil has a comfortable depot building, suitable for passengers and freight.
The town is names after the township it is located in.
Time Line
Industry
- Tallman & Thompson saw mill - water powered - (xxxx-1881-xxxx)
- Rothchilds, Case & Co. saw mill - steam powered - (xxxx-1881-xxxx)
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