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Station: Brooklyn, MI
Brooklyn was settled about 1832 and a sawmill built in 1833. It was also known for a time as Swainesville but was changed to Brooklyn in 1838. [MPN]
Brooklyn was located on the Detroit, Hillsdale & Southwestern railroad (later LSMS/MC) about10 miles west of Manchester in southeast Jackson County.
The LSMS/NYC had a water tower at Brooklyn as of 1926. [NYCtt1926]
Photo Info: Top, the Lake Shore depot at Brooklyn. [Alan Loftis collection]. 2nd photo, the depot in 1963. [Doug Leffler]. 3rd photo, a 2003 view of the depot. [Alan Loftis]
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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
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