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Railroad: Hobart and Manistee River Rail Road Company, The
The Hobart and Eastern Manistee River railroad was built in 1879 from the Manistee River in Manistee County 9.2 miles east to the end of operations in Wexford County. This was a logging line. The line was abandoned in 1890.
Built → Hobart & Manistee River Railroad → Abandoned
Built: 1879 - 9 miles
Operated for 11 years.
Abandoned: 1890
Reference: [MRRC]
Notes
This was a 3' gauge logging railroad.
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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