Comments: Laura - 2004-10-13 00:14:52 They open up the telegraph, forerunner to the [unintelligible curse] cell phone, and all they can talk about is--the price of putty? Is it even possible to build a conversation around this slenderest of topics? * * * * * * * * * * * * tom - 2004-10-13 09:57:15 Fascinating time line, thanks for researching and posting. I seem to recall that the "Michigan Executive" lost its subsidy. * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2004-10-13 10:00:49 You're most welcome, and thank you for your nice comment. There was one discrepency I noticed--the railroads site said the Freight House was built in 1900, but James Mann says it was 1878, and backs it up with numerous newspaper citations. So I'm going with James Mann. Of course, there were 2 freighthouses--there used to be a simple wood one on the (racks brain) north (?) side of the old ornate depot, which stood on the east side of the tracks where the little depot is now. Maybe that's the freight house that was built in 1900. * * * * * * * * * * * * add your comment: your name: your email: your url: back to the entry - Diaryland