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Station: Thorne Apple, MI
Thornapple was a station stop on the Michigan Central's Jackson to Grand Rapids branch, about five miles west of Nashville in Barry County.
Image info: An early view of the MC depot at Thornapple. [CMUL]
Notes
Time Line
1880. The MC will take their supply of ice this year from Thornapple Lake in Barry County where they have already begun operations. A train loaded with the congealed product passed through Jackson yesterday and shipments will continue until the ice houses along the MC line are filled. About 6,000 tons will be stored altogether. Last year the Central's supply came from Higgins Lake. [DFP-1880-1217]
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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