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Flint & Pere Marquette RR | ||||
| Exact Location: Lake County- Just north of 76th St. the trail uses the rail bed for over a half mile | ||||
The Flint & Pere Marquette Railway was formed in 1857 with the goal of connecting Flint with Ludington. The line was completed in 1874, with much rivalry between competing lumber barons. Eber Brock Ward (Ward Hills) was an early president of the company. When James Ludington refused to sell land for the western terminal, Ward accused him of illegally cutting timber. Ludington lost in court and was finacially ruined. The first cross-lake (Michigan) rail ferries were established on this line from Ludington to Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
In 1879, the F&PM went into receivership, and was consolidated with other lines that eventually became the Pere Marquette Railroad. Also see: Ward Hills | ||||
Sources: Ludington Daily News, column by Sandi Malburg, Nov 20, 2019 Wikipedia | ||||
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