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Station: Emerson Station, MI
Emerson Station was located on the Detroit & Mackinac's Hillman Branch at a location where the former line crossed state route M-32. The railroad owned a gravel pit here, which they sold in 1919, reserving part of the plant for future railroad gravel use.
Notes
In 1929, the Hillman branch was cut back to Emerson. A stockyard was located at this location, which continues to exist even to today. In 1967, the line was again cut back from Emerson to Paxton quarry.
Time Line
1919. The railroad sells their gravel pit in Emerson. [DMAR-1920]
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