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Station: Orchard Lake, MI
Orchard Lake was settled about 1872 as a lake resort community. It became a village in 1927. [MPN]
Orchard Lake was located on the Grand Trunk Western Jackson branch about eight miles southwest of Pontiac. The town was also on an interurban line running north from Farmington to Pontiac.
Image info: This is a photo of the GT depot at Orchard Lake. [CMUL]
Notes
Time Line
1895. The GTW depot was located near the railroad crossing of Orchard Lake Road. [LOC-map]
1917. The GTW had an agent here during the day shift. [TRT]
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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