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Station: Perrinton, MI
Perrinton was settled in Gratiot County around 1886. It became a village in 1891. [MPN] The town was located on the Grand Trunk Western Ashley to Muskegon line, about 10 miles west of Ashley.
Image info: Top, the GT Perrinton depot. [CMUL]. 2nd photo, a photo of a new depot at Perrinton. [David McNeill collection]. 3rd image, a view of the GTW 5048 and eastbound freight train at Perrinton on the Greenville sub in 1950.
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Time Line
1917. The GTW had an agent here during the day shift. [TRT]
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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