Location: Menominee, MI - Industry


Lloyd Manufacturing Company. This plant was located along State Street near Gertrude Avenue along Green Bay in Menominee. The C&NW had several sidings into this facility and a wye here. [CNWV-1917]

Menominee River Shingle Company. This plant was located along Green Bay north of the Lloyd company. Served by the C&NW in 1917.

Menominee River Sugar Company. Located along the Menominee River in Menominee, this company was served by both C&NW and the Milwaukee & Northern (MILW). The company had a large beat shed with four tracks of 843' to 2,106 feet. The company also had a main building, warehouse, boiler house and lime house. A two track yard was located along the river. These tracks were owned by the company. [CNWV]

Wells Lumber Company. This lumber company had significant facilities in Menominee including a saw mill, dry kiln, planing mill and flooring mill. It was served by both the C&NW and MILW. It was located at State Street north of Waite Street. [CNWV]

 

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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