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Station: Yuma, MI
Yuma was settled about 1888 on the Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern railroad. Coal kilns from a chemical plant in Harrietta were moved here at that time. [MPN] Yuma is located about three miles southwest of Mesick, and is currently (2015) the end of the former Ann Arbor railroad line operated by Great Lakes Central.
Photo info: Top, the Ann Arbor railroad depot at Yuma in the early 1900's. 2nd photo, a later view. [Alan Loftis collection]
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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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