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Station: Dewey, MI
Dewey was a station on the Detroit & Milwaukee (later Grand Trunk Western) Detroit to Grand Haven line, about six miles east of downtown Grand Rapids.
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Industry
Three oil refineries were operated in Dewey at the same location, between 1932 and 1935. Kent Refining (1932-1935) ⇒ Tiger refining (1936) ⇒ Imperial Refining (1937-1940) ⇒ Midwest Refining (1940-1941). The facility was served by the GTW railroad. [MW]
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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