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Station: Batavia, MI
Batavia was first settled in Branch County in 1832. [MPN] It was a station on the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern railway (later NYC) on the "Old Road" line between Toledo and Chicago, via Coldwater. Batavia is about six miles west of Coldwater.
Photo info: The LS&MS depot at Batavia. This depot was originally built at Coldwater but moved to Batavia in the 1880's. During the 1990's, it was moved back to Coldwater and restored. [Alan Loftis collection]
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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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