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Station: Hurst, MI
Hurst was a station on the Alpena & Northern (later D&M) railroad's Valentine Lake branch which was established in 1894. It was located five miles south of LaRocque in Presque Isle County, near the intersection of 634 and Bamma Lane. Plat maps indicate that an individual named "J. Hurst" owned property here.
Notes
Also known as Hearst, MI.
Time Line
1900. May. The Huron Handle and Lumber Co. had 700,000 feet belonging to this company and are burning today near Hearst. [BHHP-1900-0504]
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