Historic Arcadia, Michigan
Sunday, 08 December 2024
  • Entrance
  • Exhibits
    • Lumbering in the Arcadia Area
    • Arcadia's Railroad
    • Early Arcadia Area Schools
    • Shipping in Early Arcadia
    • Shipwrecks Near Arcadia
    • The Arcadia Furniture Company
    • Baseball in Arcadia
    • Aviation Pioneer Harriet Quimby
    • The Methodist Church
    • The Lutheran Church
  • Tours
    • Walking Tour of Arcadia
    • A Walk Along Lake Street
    • Arcadia Area Historical Museum
  • Voices
    • Grossnickle, Mary Alice"The History of Sorrenson Station"
    • Starke, CharlesA Speech Requesting Appropriations for the Arcadia Channel
    • Starke, CharlesA New Deal
    • Ware, Margaret Wareham"The Wareham General Merchandise Store"
    • Matteson, Kate"Early American Settlers"
    • Burkhead, Ruth StarkeExcerpts from "My Memoirs"
    • Brown, Gladys Frederick"My Story"
    • Lamont, Paula"Recollections of My Childhood"
    • Argue, CecilPoem: "A Farewell"
    • Manke, CarlInterview by Bonnie Hughes
    • Whitmore, Milton F.Trout Memories
    • Collecting Oral Histories
  • Neighbors
    • Burnham
    • Malcolm
    • Pierport
    • Watervale
  • Timeline
    • Prehistory
    • Early Settlers
    • Early Town
    • Factory Period
  • Site Map
  • Other Sites
EntranceExhibitsArcadia's RailroadRailroad Photo AlbumTrestle Opening

Railroad Photo Album:
1880s. Trestle Opening for Arcadia's Narrow Gauge Railway

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BackArrowDisabled 		ABRR1880s-3At730This photo shows the opening of the trestle built about 2.5 miles east of Arcadia. Henry Starke's experience building bridge piers came in handy, when the narrow gauge railway needed to cross hilly terrain.

 

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See Also:Arcadia's Railroad

The Railroad's Story

The Railroad's Route through Manistee County

Key Stops along the Way

Railroad Photo Album

Railroad Maps

Railroad Timeline

Lumbering in the Arcadia Area