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Station: Rose City, MI
Rose City was settled about 1875 with a hotel established here. The town was incorporated as a city in 1905. [MPN]
Photo Info: Top, the D&M depot at rose City, at the end of the Rose City branch. [TJ Gaffney collection]. 2nd photo, another view of this depot which appeared to have a disproportionally large freight section when compared to the passenger waiting room. [Alan Loftis collection]
Notes
The French & Rose Lumber Company was one of the active lumber firms here. In 1892, the Detroit & Mackinac railroad established a branch line here and called the town Churchill. It was renamed shortly thereafter as Rose City and the railroad's branch line was named the Rose City branch.
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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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