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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 ...
The Boyne City, Gaylord & Alpena railroad was built to bring logs in to the White Lumber Company in Boyne City from northern Michigan's forests. The railroad was owned by the White family, which owned a large saw mill on the southeast edge of Lake Charlevoix.
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The historic port city of Alpena is nestled between a vast emerald forest and a clear blue bay. Founded in 1871, Alpena began as an early commercial fishing port and soon grew to be one of the nation’s most profitable lumber harvesting locations.
Feb 15, 2014 · This new Historical Train Exhibit showcases many photographs and artifacts regarding the history of trains in Northeast Michigan. Cady’s items are augmented by others on loan from collector...
Home. Stations | Locations. Alpena County - 04. Alpena, MI - Michigan Alkali ♦. Hits: 3427. Mine: Michigan Alkali, Alpena, MI. The Michigan Alkali Company was located along the Detroit River in Detroit and Wyandotte, but it was supplied with limestone from this quarry just north of downtown Alpena.
The Detroit, Bay City, and Alpena Railway Company Depot located near the corner of Werth and Piper Roads. This was the first train depot in Alpena.
Mar 11, 2014 · One is the freight warehouse on Fletcher Street, now the Fletcher Street Brewery. Another is Lake State Railway’s roundhouse on Long Lake Street, where some of the original stalls still stand....
