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Station: Lainsburg, MI
Lainsburgh was settled about 1841 and originally called Nebraska. It was named Lainsburgh in 1862. The town became a village in 1871 and a city in 1951. [MPN]
Lainsburg was a station stop on the Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw railroad (later MC/NYC) on their line from Jackson to Bay City.
Photo Info: Top, a photo of the Laingsburg depot during construction. 2nd photo, the depot in 2003. [Both, Alan Loftis]
Notes
Time Line
1917. The MC had an operator-agent here around-the-clock. [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