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Station: Lake George, MI
Lake George was settled in 1880 as a lumber settlement on the Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern railroad. It was located at milepost 194.2 near George Lake about 12 miles northwest of Farwell. The railroad had a passing siding here with a 93 car capacity.
Image info: The Ann Arbor railroad depot at Lake George. [CMUL]
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Time Line
1916. The railroad builds a new coaling station here. [MCR-1916]
1925. July 29. The Ann Arbor railroad had a head on collision here killing one person. ICC Report [PDF]
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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