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Station: Shelbyville, MI
Shelbyville, in Allegan County, was settled in 1870 when the Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad came to town. It was originally called Shelby but changed due to a postal conflict. [MPN] The town was also served by an electric interurban railroad.
Photo Info: Top, the GR&I depot with a passenger train waiting for orders. [Alan Loftis collection] Bottom, the interurban depot with train sometime between 1904 and 1918. [Mark Worrall 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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