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Station: Atkins, MI
Atkins was settled in St. Clair County about 1837. [MPN] The town was located on the Port Huron & Northwestern narrow gauge railroad line which ran between Port Huron and Bad Axe, about 15 miles northwest of downtown Port Huron. In 1898, Atkins had a 7-car passing siding. Though the station had a daytime station agent, it was a flag stop for passenger trains in 1898.
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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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