The Railroad's Route through Manistee County

1903 strip of Manistee County townships

Green Line: The narrow gauge railway's discontinued route. In service 1881-1893.

Black Line: Standard Gauge Railway's route by December 1896.

The Early Narrow Gauge

Railway

This map shows the route of the

narrow gauge railway from

Arcadia on the left to Malcolm

on the right. Note the location of

the trestle in the middle. (Click

here to zoom in.) -- Map

reprinted with permission of

John W. Martin from his booklet,

"Malcolm: A Station on the

Arcadia and Betsey River

Railway: Manistee County,

Michigan"

Nearby Timber Lands and

Claims

This is a drawing showing the

Arcadia Furniture Company's

timber holdings relative to the

route of the standard gauge

Arcadia & Betsey River

Railway. -- Map courtesy of Ruth

Starke Burkhead

Where the Railway Would Be

Today

This map of Manistee County

shows approximately where the

standard gauge railway bed was.

The red dots mark key stops

between Arcadia and Henry.