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Station: Beaverton, MI
Beaverton was settled about 1863 as a lumber town. It was formally known as Grand Forks. In 1890, the settlement was established and named Beaverton. It was incorporated as a village in 1901 and a city in 1903. [MPN]
Beaverton was located at the north end of a Pere Marquette branch line into Gladwin County from Mt. Pleasant (via Coleman).
Image info: An early view of the PM depot at Beaverton. [CMUL]
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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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