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v Preface ................................................ vii Map..................................................... x Introduction............................................. 1 Ann Arbor .............................................10 Battle Creek............................................18 Birmingham............................................24 Charlevoix .............................................29 Chelsea.................................................36 Clare ...................................................41 Columbiaville ..........................................44 Detroit .................................................47 Dexter..................................................58 Durand.................................................64 Flushing................................................68 Gaines..................................................73 Grass Lake .............................................77 Holly...................................................81 Iron Mountain..........................................85 Jackson.................................................89 Contents Kalamazoo .............................................96 Lake Odessa.......................................... 103 Lansing .............................................. 107 Lawton............................................... 112 Mayville ............................................. 116 Muskegon ............................................ 120 Niles ................................................. 125 Petoskey.............................................. 129 Saginaw.............................................. 134 St. Johns ............................................. 141 Shepherd ............................................. 145 South Lyon ........................................... 148 Suttons Bay .......................................... 153 Three Oaks........................................... 157 Ypsilanti ............................................. 161 Epilogue.............................................. 167 Appendix: Historic Designation ...................... 169 Bibliography ......................................... 171 Index................................................. 175 00 Hodges FM.indd 5 6/26/12 2:50 PM The queen of them all—the Michigan Central Station in Detroit. 00 Hodges FM.indd 6 6/26/12 2:50 PM ...

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