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Trains to Hamburg: The Village with Two Railroads Marker — lower near right image
Photographer: Photo courtesy of the Hamburg Historical Society.
Caption: Trains to Hamburg: The Village with Two Railroads Marker — lower near right image
Additional Description: In developing the Ann Arbor Railroad line, Toledo businessman James Mitchell Ashley appealed to communities along the route for investments in its construction. This December 1886 note asks for Hamburg's payment after the railway's completion.
Submitted: March 12, 2021, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.
Database Locator Identification Number: p572518
File Size: 2.784 Megabytes

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