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Station: Walkerville, MI (Oceana County)
Walkerville was serttled about 1883 in northwest Oceana County. It was originally called Stetson but renamed Walkerville in 1898. It became a village in 1908. [MPN]
Walkerville was at the end of a Mason & Oceana Railroad, a 3' narrow gauge line running south from the Ludington area.
Notes
The railroad had a coaling station and water tank south of here. The railroad also had a wye 2-3 miles north of Walkersville. [M&O]
Time Line
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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