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Location: Bronson, MI - Bronson (Peerless Portland) Cement Company
The Bronson Portland Cement Plant, also known as Bronson Cement, was a cement plant that operated near Bronson, MI, in Branch County. It was known for its shale pit and its association with Wolverine Portland Cement company. The plant was 12 miles north-northeast of Bronson.
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The plant was part of the Peerless Portland Cement Company and the Wolverine Portland Cement Company.
Marl deposits near Cobb's Lake (near the L. S. & M. S. Railway Fort Wayne branch) provided the foundation for the cement industry in the Bronson area.
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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