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Wright's Planing Mill, Howell, Michigan
This is a photograph of Wright's Planing Mill, located on South Michigan Avenue, south of Pere Marquette Railroad Depot, Howell, Michigan.
According to David Finney, "Images of America: Howell", John W. Wright first built a mill on Clinton Street between Walnut and Center Streets in 1869. After it burned down in 1875, he built this planing mill on South Michigan Avenue where he and his sons operated a business until Wright's death. The business made doors, blinds, moldings, sahes and dressing lumber for foilding purposes.
The year of this photograph is unknown.
1910 Sanborn map of area with Wright's Planing Mill -
Woman Riding Horse in Front of Ann Arbor Railroad Depot, Howell, Michigan - 1894
Unknown Woman Riding Horse in Front of Ann Arbor Railroad Depot, Howell, Michigan - 1894. The depot is left of the horse's nose. Unknown building in right background.
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Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad and Ann Arbor Railroad Wreck
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad and Ann Arbor Railroad Wreck
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Visit With the Station Master, Howell, Michigan - 2014
Duane Brown, station master tells the story of the historic train station in Howell, Michigan. (HCDL-bd-Visit-with-the-station-master_m.mp4)
Names or Places mentioned in video:
Duane Brown, Ann Arbor Railroad, Ann Arbor Depot, Grand River Avenue -
Viewing East Near Pere Marquette Depot, Fowlerville, Michigan
Viewing East Near Pere Marquette Depot, Fowlerville, Michigan.
Because the year is unknown this could be Chesapeake & Ohio if it is after June 6, 1947.
For more information view the Mastodons to Manufacturers: A History of Fowlerville, Michigan in the Local History Room. -
Unknown Lake, Railroad Track, Livingston County, Michigan
This is a photograph developed from a glass negative showing railroad tracks running alongside a lake believed to be in Livingston County Michigan. -
Train Wreck, Near Ann Arbor Railroad Depot, Howell, Michigan, 1894
This is a photograph of a Train Wreck, labeled near Ann Arbor Railroad Depot, Howell, Michigan, 1894. -
Train Wreck Near Ann Arbor Depot, Howell, Michigan - 1894
Train Wreck Near Ann Arbor Depot, Howell, Michigan - 1894 -
Train Wreck East of Fowlerville, Michigan - August 1, 1947
Train Wreck 2 miles East of Fowlerville, Michigan - August 1, 1947 on the Pere Marquette railroad.
Read the August 7, 1946 Livingston County Press article Freight Wreck Delays Mail. (links work in the library or if you have Newspapers.com subscription) -
Train on Ann Arbor Railroad, Ann Arbor Depot, Howell, Michigan
This is a picture of a locomotive stopped at the Howell Depot, Howell, Michigan. The train is running on the Ann Arbor Railroad Tracks.
In the David Finney book, "Images of America, Howell", this photograph is captioned as the last passenger train to stop in Howell, winter 1951.
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