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Station: Palymra, MI
Palymra was settled about 1827 and became a station stop on the Erie and Kalamazoo, the state's first railroad which ran between Toledo and Adrian. In 1838, the E&K built a branch line from here north to Tecumseh, making Palymra one of state's first railroad junctions. Palmyra was also served by the Toledo and Western.
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Time Line
1921. July 20. The Toledo & Western depot at Palymra is destroyed by fire. [RR-1921-0730:16-]
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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