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Station: Melvin, MI
Melvin was founded in Sanilac County in 1862. It was later incorporated as a village in 1907. [MPN]. Melvin was located in southern Sanilac County about five miles east of Brown City.
Image info: The PM depot at Melvin in an early view. [CMUL]
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Time Line
1917. June 20. A derailment on the Pere Marquette railway near Melvin kills two and injures one. ICC Report [PDF]
1938. The Pere Marquette requests permission from the MPUC to close its depots at Millbrook, Biteley, Melvin and Grawn, explaining that they are no longer necessary to meet public convenience. [EDP-1938-0305]
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