The office also works directly with legislators' offices regarding state and local transportation constituent concerns. A.C. Kalmbach photo. The Library's holdings include railroad maps issued for a variety of purposes. Copyright
hardwood country of the southern part of the High Plains in Clare, Osceola and Lake
. thus bringing settlements into the timber lands. along the rivers for some years before the railroads came in, the towns along these rivers
Resources regarding MDOT's contracting processes, including contractor prequalification, bid letting, contract awards, and contractor payments. Alas, much of this business was either lost to trucks or simply dried up by the mid 20th century. peninsulas. 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. In 1857 the Blendon Lumber Company purchased a seven-year-old Michigan Central locomotive
begin services. An estimated
profitable, trees standing because sleighing was too costly. transported to the Blendon Landing sawmill for conversion into ship timbers and other
Shawn Roy P.S., MSRN Administrator Davis Readings in the Geography of Michigan (1964). Included in the collection are progress report surveys for individual lines, official government surveys, promotional maps, maps showing land grants and rights-of-way, and route guides published by commercial firms. 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. Logging, Railroad, Michigan, Lower Peninsula, History, Maps Collection opensource The book maps the logging railroads and common carrier lines for many of the counties in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. 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. Michigan's logging railroad era, 1850-1963, Clark Digital Collections. To satisfy Americans' keen interest in the routes of railroads, cartographers have shown rail lines on maps since the first tracks were laid in the United States. 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. This
Cadillac, a refrigerator factory in Belding, a maple-flooring factory in Hermansville and
Old railroad grades that stretch for miles in Lake County can still can be seen and explored. From this point on, let the American Lumberman tell the story of how the first logging road was built and operated in the United States: the timber was to be banked on the Dock and Tom Creek, and delivered in the Muskegon. New York Central's Mercury was NYC's entry into the streamliner market. 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 . 11-11-93 MANISTIQUE TRI-WEEKLY PIONEER Section V: Lines in Upper Peninsula. Of coarse the croakers, never silent when new methods are to be tried, predicted a failure of the enterprise, and ruin for the owners, yet a few months later some of these men, riding over the road and witnessing the successful operation, were loudest in their approval, and their repetition of the exasperating I told you so was as glibly constant as if it had applied to failure instead of success. operating in 1877 and connected Clare Countys Lake George with the Muskegon River,
Logging had lost much
The department also produces numerous geographic information system maps to assist commuters, tourists, and businesses. The Bureau of Transportation Planning develops and implements a comprehensive transportation planning process which results in investments that are consistent with the policies of the State Transportation Commission. A Map of the RR on Bois Blanc Island is on page 136 of In the Pines, Part III. ', The 13th Michigan Infantry in the Civil War - A Narrative and Letters by Colonel Michael Shoemaker, PATRICK SINCLAIR; BUILDER OF FORT MACKINAC - BY WILLIAM L. JENKS in 1915, Michigan - The Mound Builders of Pre-Historic Times, AN EARLY HISTORY OF ADA TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN, EARLY SETTLEMENT OF OTTAWA COUNTY AS WRITTEN BY Z. G. WINSOR IN 1908. Our goal is to keep Michigan's motorists safe, informed, and mobile. for Food T-shirts! Names G.W. Commercial lumber production began in the 1830s, with the appearance of
"interior" forests were looked to for lumber resources. Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad - Colton 1871 - 23 x 28.35. Hardwood logs were delivered by the
Michigan has been known for a number of things over its Many camps of this era accommodated sixty to one hundred men. For the states of Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, the Province of Ontario, and the Algoma District north of Sault Ste. That is why MDOT offers many ways to help ease the stress of commuting by providing information that commuters want and need as they make daily travel decisions. 12-3-79 L GAZ also 12-6-79 NWL p3 But it is difficult to understand the history of railroads in this state without considering counties, provinces and cities which border our state. 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Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) almost in a body, on a part of which there was some good white oak." railroads were built in the Grand River valley during the next decade. Providing the highest quality integrated transportation services for economic benefit and improved quality of life. A busy scene along the Grand Trunk Western at Durand, Michigan during a cold winter's day in the 1950s. Originally conceived as a logging railroad, construction of the M. & N.E. The state map featured above shows most of the rail lines in service across Michigan by the turn of the 20th century. The Internship Program offers undergraduate and graduate students interested in civil engineering and construction management careers, valuable experience by working with professional field staff. This was a germ idea. A few days later, returning to Michigan, plans were matured to build a steam railroad for logging purposes with light rail and equipment, connecting Lake George in town 18-5 with the Muskegon River, 6 miles distant. the demand for lumber increased, so did the practice of clear-cutting. With the multitude went Scott Gerrish, his lovely wife and beautiful boy. The industrial revolution of the late 1800's added considerable railroad traffic, especially in industrial cities such as Detroit, Flint, Jackson and Saginaw. and catch ore trains along the Milwaukee Road and Chicago & North Western. the logs to a mainline railroad depot. American-Rails.com collection. Ken Padgett (Kenneth W Padgett, Kenneth William Padgett). considerable distance by teams to the water. Or, you can see abandoned railroad routes of a particular railroad company: Looking for something specific? factories in Grand Rapids, a basket factory in Holland, a shoe last factory in
1-86-NARA-NARA or 1-866-272-6272, Railroad Maps Related to the 1875 Act Granting to Railroads the Right-of-Way through the Public Lands of the United States, 1875-1930, Railroad Property Transfer Maps, 1973-1996, https://catalog.archives.gov/id/160924508, https://www.archives.gov/research/hire-help/media.html?format=cartographic, https://unwritten-record.blogs.archives.gov/2018/05/10/ive-been-working-on-the-railroad-and-you-can-too/. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review . Although the rails have long since been taken up, the old grades of these railroads can be
Rice. Watch. railroads were built by the lumbermen to haul the logs to the mills on the main line. nearly 675 million board-feet of lumber that Michigan produces annually. These narrow-gauge
hardwood-logging eras. The mills were close to the cutting areas instead of at the mouths of the rivers,
The town was first plotted in 1873 . driving stream to make sledding practical. Pere Marquette #1225, the operational 2-8-4 Berkshire steam locomotive hardwood products. 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. 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. attempting to convert the wood of a tree into wealth. From Fort Smith to the Rio Grande : from explorations and Telegraph and Rail Road map of the New England States. Please update to a modern browser such as Chrome, Firefox or Edge to experience all features Michigan.gov has to offer. Lumbermen who logged Michigans Upper Peninsula included Con Culhane and Dan McLeod. So, whatever your interests might be, Michigan railroads offer a Today, the right-of-way is a trail. (1959). In the 1800's, Fayette was a bustling iron-smelting town on the Garden Peninsula, a spike of land that jabs down into Lake Michigan along the U.P.'s southern shore. Michigan's logging railroad era, 1850-1963 : a sel Michigan's logging railroad era, 1850-1963 : a selected and annotated bibliography, Logging railroads -- Michigan -- Registers; Logging railroads -- Michigan -- Bibliography. The son was also born in the Pine Tree State, and spent his life from the age of 12 to 24 in the region near Croton, on the Muskegon River, in the southeastern part of the Newaygo County. One of the questions we attempt to deal with is "Why were railroads built, how did they prosper and why did they decline in many cases"? Oak and later cedar
Try searching: 1,755 Abandonments A third road, the Grand Rapids and Indiana, ran northward
Like the Big Wheels,
local down by the depot short lines. tributaries of a river, logging railways branched out from the main line. / km. & C.B. Therefore, there remained great stretches of
These lines are critical for shippers needing an economical solution to long . Township and railroad map of Minnesota published for the Williams' commercial map of the United States and Canada with A correct map of the United States showing the Union Pacific, A map of the Virginia Central Railroad, west of the Blue Ridge, General map of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road & its Map showing the Port Royal Railroad and its connections. Alas, in 2013 the site closed. At MDOT, we want to ensure your voice is not only heard, but makes a difference in moving Michigan forward.
Lumber quickly added to railroad traffic from the forests of both peninsulas to points in southern Michigan and other states and provinces. Hemlock bark was hauled for use in tanning. Michigan's forests yielded more money and created more millionaires
Resources for truckers regarding necessary rules, guidelines, restrictions, and permits, needed to safely transport goods throughout Michigan. If you are researching anything EMD related please visit this page first. Created / Published Philadelphia, 1876, c1874. Peninsula was gone. Source: Image courtesy Michigan History Magazine
of Michigan History magazine, and parts of the text above have been paraphrased from C.M. forests and a network of over 1,500 miles of navigable rivers and
The tunnel, #11, was opened in 1909. carts replaced the bob sleds and double sand trails, the iced roads. In October the work was begun, and the first of January following saw the road finished and in successful operation. Michigan has been hit especially hard by abandonments; several through lines have been pulled as well as hundreds of miles of secondary and agricultural corridors. Resources for MDOT real estate standards, policies and procedures, and training. Please contact Randall Schaetzl (soils@msu.edu)
Another reminder of local . Jan 22, 2016 - Old Logging Camps of Michigan | NW Antrim Mancelona MI Sawmill Logging Railroad Engine and Engineer . 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. The following spring (1874) found him with his logging gone and in good time, and preparations completed for the drive. forests which 10-15 years before had "caused the speculative eye of the timber hunter
set of enormous wheels and drawn by a team of horses - were invented as
The TRAC Internship is an extension of the TRAC Program and is designed to provide opportunities for 12th grade students interested in transportation and engineering careers. It tapped the pine and
and may not be reproduced without permission. Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic 2-8-0 #92 carries out switching in front of the station at Marquette, Michigan in the summer of 1951. Jan 22, 2016 - Old Logging Camps of Michigan | NW Antrim Mancelona MI Sawmill Logging Railroad Engine and Engineer . Source: Image courtesy Michigan History Magazine
New. Pushing out into isolated forest cuttings, these little iron . The logs were dumped into the Grand River at Blendon Landing (now the southeast corner of
By the boom's end, logging had stripped 19.5 million acres, none of
operations due to its location along the lakes (notably at Ludington). Tree farming
In addition, airlines pulled away much of the passenger business. Today, there are tens of thousands of miles scattered throughout the country. Debuting in June, 1936 it used rebuilt heavyweight cars and a 4-6-2 locomotive. center of the High Plains and northward to Mackinac. Public participation is integral to efficient, effective and responsive transportation decisions. It is our goal to improve overall safety for all road users, internal staff, contractors performing work on roads, and emergency responders. The Centennial year had come, and all the people, seemingly, laying aside for the moment profession or employment, flocked to the Quaker City, there to see and realize, in some measure, how wonderful had been the nation's progress in 100 years, an exhibition whose quickening influence is still felt in every department of industry throughout the land. As such, in 1857, he moved with his family to Werner, Wisconsin, where he continued lumbering until 1861, when the household located at Croton, Newaygo County, and remained there for eight years, or until the pine was nearly exhausted in that section of the Muskegon Valley. Lumbermen were forced into selective logging, leaving smaller, yet potentially
Michigan's rail system has approximately 3,600 miles of rail corridors, operated by 29 railroads. North Carolina offers two fantastic train rides to see fall colors in the western mountains, the Tweetsie Railroad and Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. Among the collections are official printed government surveys conducted to determine the most practical railroad routes, Pacific Railroad Surveys, U.S. General Land Office maps which show land grants to railroads, surveys for specific rights-of-way, and general surveys prepared to accompany progress reports of individual railroads. Welcome, Guest. Wheels - logs suspended from chains attached to the axle connecting a
White pine, the most common tree, was preferred because it was easy to work and grew straight and tall. Some cover major segments of our country and depict the interrelationship of various modes of transportation. Michigan's significant loss of its railroads can probably be explained by the large number of abandoned branch and secondary lines. and merchandise. The French followed a tradition that had already proved disastrous to
begin, because it had more than three million acres of white pine
about 1920. Summary Shows drainage, cities and towns, and railroads in color. Hits: 20550. Free shipping. P.D. Transportation Reality Check takes on some of these myths, and explains why MDOT does things the way they do. existed. 1927 railroad added to Martin Ranch and Illabot Creek area. In "Michigan's White Pine Era, 1840-1900" (Michigan History vol. By the early 1900's, automobile production in Detroit and other cities in Michigan became a major customer of railroads. Hearted River to the Tahquamenon River valley one winter by laying tracks in front of him
haul pine logs over snow-covered frozen ground to streams where the logs were banked
River valleys from getting logs to their sawmills fast enough to supply Chicago merchants
forty," which meant buying forty acres and then cutting the timber
It is an excellent resource with thousands of historic maps on file throughout the country. Harold Kingman Occasionally, forests were so far from
Interactive. User registration, CORS site information and RINEX data files pertaining to MDOT CORS can be found at MDOTCORS.org. These two experiments in horse
Michigan Railroad Maps ------------------------------------------ Clubs and Societies Modeling Museums Photos Reference Tourist Railroads Watching trains X-treme railfans -----In Michigan--------------------- Amtrak Adrian & Blissfield group Canadian National Railway The red dot is the location of Mid-Michigan Community College. American-Rails.com collection. Ken Padgett (Kenneth W Padgett, Kenneth William Padgett)3134 Mercer Lane, San Diego, CA 92122
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