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Station: Olivet, MI
Olivet was established as a religious community in 1844. A station stop was created in the nearby Grand Trunk railroad and called Olivet station. The town became a village in 1865 and a city in 1958. [MPN]
Image info: A view of the GT station at Olivet with an early "taxi" waiting for train patrons. [CMUL].
Notes
Time Line
1917. The Grand Trunk had an agent here during the day. [TRT]
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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