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Station: Alpena, MI. Alpena was settled around 1835 and originally called Freemont but was changed by the post office to Alpena. [MPN] The first railroad communications from the south came in 1886 with the arrival of the Detroit, Bay City & Alpena. The Alpena & Northern railroad was constructed northwest into the forests around 1893 after the ...
Alpena is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Alpena County, and is the only city within the county. The population was 10,197 at the 2020 census, making it the third most populated city in the Northern Michigan region, after Traverse City and Cadillac. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5. Photo: Ipoellet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The first regular passenger train was run over the road November 20th, 1893, going to Posen, being as far as the road was completed at that time. It was extended gradually through the pine forests until Jackson Lake was reached. April 16th, 1895, the road was purchased by the Detroit & Mackinac, and designated the Northern Division.
Alpena is situated along the Lake State Railway, formerly the Detroit and Mackinac Railway (D&M). Earlier railroads that served Alpena were built and owned by the Alger Smith and Co. logging company: (1) the Detroit, Bay City and Alpena Railroad, which entered Alpena from the south around 1886, and (2) the Alpena and Northern Railroad.
Mar 11, 2014 · It’s the railroad that served Alpena from when its predecessor came into town in 1886 until Lake State Railway bought the line in 1992. The tracks are still in place and the freight still runs ...
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Map: Alpena County - 1920. Photo Info/Credit: 1920's. Sue Oinas collection. To enlarge, hold down Ctrl key and scroll with your mouse.
(Map of Alpena County, Michigan) 1 : 190080 Walling, H. F. Alpena 1 : 100000. Alpena ... Shell Highway Map of Michigan (northern portion). 1 : 887040 Shell Oil Company.
