Alcona County - 01

Station: Mikado, MI

Mikado was founded in 1886 by Daniel Bruce who built a hotel for lumbermen here. He convinced the Detroit, Bay City & Alpena to make this a station stop. It was on the original main line six miles south of West Harrisville (now Lincoln). The town was incorporated as a village in 1906. [MPN]

Station: Mikado, MI

Mikado was founded in 1886 by Daniel Bruce who built a hotel for lumbermen here. He convinced the Detroit, Bay City & Alpena to make this a station stop. It was on the original main line six miles south of West Harrisville (now Lincoln). The town was incorporated as a village in 1906. [MPN]

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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