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Station: Garfield, MI
Garfield was a lumbering town which was settled about 1870 in Saginaw County. [MPN] It was located on the Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw (later MC/NYC/PC) railroad four miles north of St. Charles.
Photo Info: Top, the MC depot at Garfield in 1918. [CMUL]. 2nd photo, the Michigan Central depot at Eastwood which was adjacent to Garfield. [Alan Loftis collection]
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1920. IN THE MATTER of THE APPLICATION OF THE DI VISION SUPERINTENDENT OF THE MICH IGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY For PERMISSION TO DISCONTINUE THE TICKET AGENCY AT GARFIELD, MICHIGAN.
The Commission, after due consideration of the application and the conditions surrounding Garfield Station and the necessity for the maintaining of an agency at this point, have determined that the request is a reasonable one, and,
THEREFORE, IT is HEREBY ORDERED: That permission be and the same is hereby granted to the Michigan Central Railroad Company to discontinue the ticket agency at Garfield, Michigan, subject to the following conditions, to wit: That their station at Garfield be kept in a sanitary condition, heated and lighted for the accommodation of the patrons of their railroad.
MICH IGAN IPU BLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
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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