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The Fishing Line: A History of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad

The Fishing Line: A History of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad

Meints, Graydon M.

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ISBN10: 1611863007
ISBN13: 9781611863000
Publisher: Michigan St Univ Pr
Published: Sep 1 2018
Pages: 242
Weight: 1.19
Height: 0.80 Width: 7.00 Depth: 9.90
Language: English
With roots in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad--nicknamed The Fishing Line for its connections to attractive Michigan tourist areas--was organized in the mid-nineteenth century to take advantage of the lucrative logging business of the vast forests of the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan and other potential freight traffic. Once built into northern Michigan, it had an important role in developing the region's tourist industry. Financed and built by officials of the mighty Pennsylvania Railroad system, the GR&I eventually was merged into that company. Using a plethora of newspapers, public documents, and other primary source materials, Meints has crafted an engaging narrative that is easily accessible to the lay reader as well as specialists in railroad and local history. Tracing a thorough corporate history of a fascinating but little-known regional line from its beginning through the early twentieth century, The Fishing Line: A History of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad is a must-read.

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