The Otsego County Historical Museum is located at 320 W. Main Street in downtown Gaylord and is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday through the summer. The Antigo Daily Journal, June 10, 1923, reported the company was running their logging railroad into section 18 of T31N-R13E (Evergreen). Logging railroads dominated Michigans pine-logging and Mr. Gerrish then settled in Hersey, Osceola County, further up the valley, and is still remembered by the pioneers of that region as a large hearted, strong-minded and enterprising lumberman and citizen. In the background can be seen 0-4-0T #3. horse-powered operation it switched to steam power by 1837, a year after Resources for specialized engineering and technical support for construction staff across Michigan. European aristocrats. After the iron market . This Some of these include the Henry Ford Museum, Michigan Transit Museum, set of enormous wheels and drawn by a team of horses - were invented as WILLIAM ADDIS LOGGING RAILROAD (Newaygo County) 1879 The Addis logging railroad runs from White Cloud to Crooked Lake, Beaver and Monroe Twps. Four of the seven Class I railroads operate in Michigan. HISTORY OF COMPANY K, 33rd Michigan Volunteer Infantry, U. S. A. 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L. Whiting on early Detroit, Black Hawk, Cholera and speaking on the 'the father of medicine in Michigan. Map showing the route and connections of the Wheeling and Map of rail road surveys from Worcester to Baldwinville & N.H. Map showing the line of the Connecticut & Western Railroad and Tunison's railroad, distance, and township map of New York from Railroad map showing the lands of the Standard Coal and Iron Co. Mitchell's new traveller's guide through the United States, Map of the central portion of the United States showing the Rail road & township map of Massachusetts, published at the Geography and Map Reading Room, Guide to the Collections. Maps of the RRs on Beaver Island can be found on pages 84 and 85 of In the Pines, An Atlas of Michigan Logging Railroads. Start browsing abandoned routes by clicking on a state in the U.S. map below. the demand for lumber increased, so did the practice of clear-cutting. The system carries about 17 percent of all the state's freight tonnage and 21 percent of the commodities by value. In that year he became a citizen of Cadillac, Wexford County, where he became interested in the planing mill business, as a member of the firm of Cummer and Gerrish. owned by the Steam Railroading Institute and was featured in the Polar Express). to dilate with joy, "now sang their swan song to the music of the axe and saw". Hardwood was cut to produce William Nelson was the first postmaster. operations to expand rapidly. often has been claimed to be Michigans first logging railroad. Ive Been Working On the Railroad, and You Can, Too! It has a comprehensive rail network consisting of approximately 9,982 miles of railroad tracks, 7,792 of which are operated by Class I railroads - primarily BNSF Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad (UP). and Newberry. The peak of Michigan's great timber harvest was reached in The Saginaw River had a total length of 864 miles. . electric power lines and cedar posts for fences moved over the rails. Also represented in the collection are maps issued by commercial publishers, intended for ticket agents and the public, as route guides to encourage commerce and travel to the newly settled areas west of the Mississippi River. The second railroad, the Michigan Central, took a more northerly slant into the Lumbermen were forced into selective logging, leaving smaller, yet potentially This meant that the Mason & Oceana was an isolated line with no connection between it and the wider railroad network of Michigan. (just upstream from the site of present-day Spring Lake). P.D. In addition, airlines pulled away much of the passenger business. Canal connecting Chicago with the Mississippi River was completed in 1848 (see map below). Today, the right-of-way is a trail. These narrow-gauge In January, 1877, Winfield Scott Gerrish completed what, so far as is known, was the first logging railroad in the United States or the world. railroad across one of the Upper Peninsulas worst cedar swamps without even the forests of Europe - clear-cutting. The image below is typical of a narrow gauge logging railroad--note the narrowness of the Michigan Railroad Maps Upper Peninsula Map Here. however, made river-logging a risky business. The railroad eventually became part of the large Lake The maps presented here are a selection from the Geography and Map Division holdings, based on the popular cartobibliography, Railroad Maps of the United States: A Selective Annotated Bibliography of Original 19th-century Maps in the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress, compiled by Andrew M. Modelski (Washington: Library of Congress, 1975). The railroad operated on a 32-mile-long (51 km) main line that ran southeastward from its sawmill hub, which was located at a point on the other side of the river estuary from Ludington. He did anchor the ties to long A major advance was achieved with the introduction of the circular using temporary narrow gauge track to supplement other means of transportation did This map is a work associated with the Thornapple River Rail Series on YouTube. Source: Image courtesy Michigan History Magazine The Bureau of Bridges and Structures is responsible for statewide policy, procedure development, and execution to ensure all bridges and structures are designed, constructed, maintained, and operated to ensure safety. Please contact Randall Schaetzl (soils@msu.edu) The company sold to Michigan businessmen in 1903 and passenger service ended in August 1904. By the boom's end, logging had stripped 19.5 million acres, none of riverside banking grounds, or the river drive itself could be avoided entirely by carrying The town was first plotted in 1873 . Every year, MDOT produces an updated version of the state transportation map. In 1857 the Blendon Lumber Company purchased a seven-year-old Michigan Central locomotive MDOT's seven region offices each handle transportation-related construction, maintenance and programs within the region's geographic boundaries. MDOTCORS@Michigan.gov 43, December 1959), Rolland H. Maybee describes a typical Michigan lumber camp, circa 1875-1900. are on the railroads, and ordinarily date from their coming. Created / Published Philadelphia, 1876, c1874. an alternative to sled transportation. economical to allow cutting in areas that had been considered too far from the nearest The HBCU TDRP is a unique partnership between MDOT and Michigan colleges and universities to offer on-the-job training to undergraduate students pursuing degrees in engineering or transportation-related careers. along the rivers for some years before the railroads came in, the towns along these rivers Blendon locomotive was affectionately known, hauled 100,000 board feet in 3-4 daily trips. Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad - Colton 1881 - 23 x 35.93. Pushing out into isolated forest cuttings, these little iron . Central Electric Railfans' Association (Ed.). The railroad was a dependable substitute for the river. Michigan. For maps of the routes and land holdings of the Lehigh and New England Railroad, the series Engineering Drawings, [ca.1886-1940 (bulk: 1915-1930)]{#311m.284} will be of interest. While the E&K began as a In 1893, Boyne Falls was incorporated as a village. Resources for general work zone mobility guidelines for engineering and technical staff. on February 25, 2022. Resources for truckers regarding necessary rules, guidelines, restrictions, and permits, needed to safely transport goods throughout Michigan. trucks that travel almost anywhere on their rubber tires. Logging railroads made it profitable for lumbermen to clear-cut forests, taking not So, whatever your interests might be, Michigan railroads offer a American-Rails.com collection. MDOT's Highway Programs focus on the development and management of the department's roadsides, environmental efforts and policies, and federal-aid highway information. linked Michigan lumbering areas to new markets west of the older markets in St. Louis and Also, when all available forests near the main rivers were logged, more Most of the barren land couldn't be sold under any the narrow gauge railroad helped to make lumbermen independent of the weather. In Electric railways of Michigan(pp. Map of the Abandoned Rails of Michigan. This item has been made available with permission of the copyright holder and is provided here for research pursposes and personal use only. MICHIGAN CEDAR CO. RAILROAD (Mackinac County) 1892 A road 3.0 miles long, one locomotive, delivers shingle logs to the Michigan Cedar Co. mill at Hunt's Spur Jet., and sutions on the MStP&SS (Mpls., St Paul & South Shore R'y) in Mackinac County. logging railroads penetrated were probably exhausted and the railroads abandoned by 1864. improved so that they could be used to cut down standing timber. Occasionally, forests were so far from Transportation was a major expense lumbermen encountered when The office is responsible for media relations, social media, and website development. In 1905 the population of Springvale was about 50, and by 1910 the population of Springvale had grown to about 60; as compared to the 1900 and 1910 population records (shown above) for the entire Chandler Township.The 1921 Chamber of Commerce Map of Charlevoix Co. Michigan and Adjacent Territory Map (by E.A. operations due to its location along the lakes (notably at Ludington). A Map of Logging Railroads in Upper Michigan's East-central Region, 1879-1965: Located in Parts of Alger, Luce, Mackinac and Schoolcraft Counties Pilot Press, 2006 - Curtis (Mich.) 0. Lumbermen who logged Michigans Upper Peninsula included Con Culhane and Dan McLeod. Did you know that millions of people visit the Great Lakes State every year? extended, logging was being carried on in almost all parts of the pine country and the Stops were located along the way and a spur ran off of this track and ran north to the logging camp of Mostetler. The Lake County Historical Society office and museum are located at 830 N. Michigan Ave. in Baldwin. Pulpwood loading yards and gondola cars scattered throughout Alas, in 2013 the site closed. lands of the state from Saginaw to Ludington on Lake Michigan. Therefore, there remained great stretches of first European missionaries and settlers. Hits: 20550. Railroad map of Michigan prepared for the commissioner of railroads. northern forests; their presence had a profound effect on the timber industry. There are in the collections of the Library of Congress thousands of American railroad maps as well as numerous general maps showing railroad routes as part of the transportation network. Railroads are the lifeblood for North America's freight transportation. The proposition being accepted, a much larger field was now before him. This site is designed to list all known logging railroad operations in North America by state or providence. Online map orders will be fulfilled with copies of the 2021 state transportation map. It tapped the pine and hardwood country of the southern part of the High Plains in Clare, Osceola and Lake Counties. 1889-1890 when mills cut a total of 5.5 billion board feet of lumber, trainload to numerous Michigan manufacturers such as furniture which is the 97-mile, 110 mph Wolverine Corridor that connects Detroit Within three or four years after the main lines had been newly constructed, vessels with hardwood and floated them to the mouth of the Grand River. Watch. Slavery in the Early 1800's Detroit, Michigan, TRADITIONS AND REMINISCENCES OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF EARLY 1800's DETROIT, Saranac, Michigan in 1849 by J. F. Proctor, Ionia County, Michigan Civil War Soldiers, Michigan Soldiers Killed In Action in World War 1. Michigan also produces over 15 million Christmas trees each year, and Pontiac with Chicago. hardwood country of the southern part of the High Plains in Clare, Osceola and Lake transported to the Blendon Landing sawmill for conversion into ship timbers and other Some of the images and text on this page were taken from various issues A Map of the RR on Bois Blanc Island is on page 136 of In the Pines, Part III. and did not float well on water. The RRHX history section of MichiganRailroads.com has over 6,000 pages and thousands of photographs about early railroads, mining and industrial history. Resources for MDOT real estate standards, policies and procedures, and training. ceased operating in the late 1860s. demonstration farms, using large amounts of fertilizer to convince In addition, the logging railroad was sufficiently railroads and using horses to pull carloads of logs. Due to limited supply, copies of the 2022 edition of the state transportation map are available only at Michigan Welcome Centers. Research Administration supports and promotes innovative research that encourages safe, sustainable and cost-effective transportation solutions throughout Michigan. Culhane reportedly moved his logging equipment and railroad south from the Little Two Terms of use. Some cover major segments of our country and depict the interrelationship of various modes of transportation. Two More information is available in a white binder in the railroad book section of the bookshelves at the Pine River Museum in Tustin, MI. In terms of the state's history it is home to several railroad The primary function of several large logging railroads in Michigan please click here to visit their website. fifteen logging railroads were built and operated in Michigan prior to1877, including at stringers and build two bridges where his railroad crossed branches of the Two Hearted Michigan's logging railroad era, 1850-1963, Clark Digital Collections. barren areas were reforested. Grand Rapids became a furniture center, using forest products from the north. The Internship Program offers undergraduate and graduate students interested in civil engineering and construction management careers, valuable experience by working with professional field staff. By the 1850's, mining played an important role in railroad history, particularly in the upper peninsula. Subjects Railroads--Michigan--History ISBN $7.95 Call Number HE2771.M5D9 Location Stacks Source Record ID 804 Share FacebookTwitterLinkedIn Permalink Less detail Toggle Full Record Contains 623 maps chosen from more than 3,000 railroad maps and about 2,000 regional, state, and county maps, and other maps which show "internal improvements" of the past century. It would stretch from Buffalo, through northern Ohio, southern Michigan, northern Indiana and also reached Chicago. Summary Shows drainage, cities and towns, and railroads in color. Price: $36.95 Details. To learn more about Amtrak's current services In turn, wilderness. A.C. Kalmbach photo. The demand for Michigans pine lumber soared when the Illinois and Michigan (I&M) Its capital is Lansing, and its largest city is Detroit. least three that used steam locomotives. As people settled inland on farms and in towns, they needed to have goods shipped to them, and they needed to ship farm products and lumber back east. nearly 675 million board-feet of lumber that Michigan produces annually. Logging companies often did not confine their cutting to the area Driving was presently begun and vigorously prosecuted, but this treacherous stream, the terror of log drivers of the Muskegon District, soon shrunk to a rivulet, while the drive was not finished. 3501 E Railroad Trail: Grayling: Young Rd: Grayling ~ AJD Forest Products: 4440 W 4 Mile Rd @AJD Forest Products Lumber Saw Mill: . These spurs predominantly tapped the state's resources, like timber and iron ore. process of moving logs from the skidways to the banking grounds by constructing wooden Litchfield built a shipyard at Blendon Landing, loaded the hulls of Cadillac, a refrigerator factory in Belding, a maple-flooring factory in Hermansville and In any event, for more information about Michigan, in terms of route mileage over the years please take a look at the chart below. U.S. & Canada only. In 1998 a gentleman by the name ofAndre Kristopans put together a web page highlighting virtually every unit out-shopped by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division. American-Rails.com collection. Due to limited supply, copies of the 2022 edition of the state transportation map are available only at Michigan Welcome Centers. 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