Station: Manistee, Michigan
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| Manistee was founded in 1832
by the landing of a party of men from Massachusetts. The
Stronach family arrived in 1840 and the town was established in the
years thereafter. Manistee was an important lumber town,
operating 12-14 saw mills during its peak. After logging
slowed down around the turn of the century, and town economy focused
on brine mining and salt production.
Railroads entered Manistee around 1881. Around the turn of the century, there were four railroads centered in Manistee. The Manistee & North Eastern connected the town with the north and east, and the Flint & Pere Marquette, Manistee & Luther, and Manistee & Grand Rapids went south and east. Manistee & North Eastern Railroad (1899) Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad (1899) Manistee, Filer City and East Lake Railway (1899) (electric) Manistee & Grand Rapids Railroad (1899)
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