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Station: Florence, WI
Florence is a town just west of Iron Mountain, MI in Florence County. The town is the county seat. It is located in Section 28 of T40N-R18E and just north of Fisher Lake.
The C&NW served the Florence Mine which was northwest of town.
Notes
The C&NW line from Iron Mountain to Watersmeet came through here.
The railroad had a bay-window style depot here. This was at milepost 41.8.
The C&NW had a 16' x 24' water tank just west of the deot.
Time Line
1918. The C&NW had an agent and a telegraph operator on the day shift.
1931. The line to the Florence Mine was removed.
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