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Michigan's Railroad History

This charter, issued by the territorial Legislature, was the first railway charter in the state. By the time Michigan gained statehood in 1837, 23 private railroad companies had been chartered, most of which never laid any rail. Feb. 1, 1832 A Michigan newspaper, The Western Immigrant of Ann Arbor, proposed the idea of a

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