Detroit and Howell Railroad
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Not to be confused with Detroit and Howell Plank Road.
The Detroit and Howell Railroad is a defunct railroad which did business in southeast Michigan in the late 1860s. The company incorporated on June 17, 1864 at a meeting of Howell businessmen in New Hudson.[1] for the purpose of constructing a 48-mile (77 km) line from Detroit to Howell. By 1866 enough money had been raised to conduct engineering surveys; grading commenced the following year. By early 1870 the D&H had completed 52 miles (84 km) of line, although it remained unopened.[2] On March 29, 1870[3], the D&H merged with the Howell and Lansing to form the Detroit, Howell and Lansing under James F. Joy, and the D&H ceased to exist as an independent company.
[edit] Notes
- ^ This is the date given by Meints and Crittenden, who describes the proceedings in detail. A report by the Michigan legislature from 1870 puts it at September 21, 1864. See Crittenden (1911), 82; Meints (1992), 58; Michigan Legislature (1870), 27.
- ^ Crittenden and Ivey imply that the rails had not even been laid, but the annual report of the D&H suggests otherwise. See Crittenden (1911), 83-84; Ivey (1919), 250; Michigan Legislature (1870), 27.
- ^ This is the date given by Meints; the Michigan legislature report gives April 7.
[edit] References
- Crittenden, A. Riley (1911). A History of the Township and Village of Howell, Michigan. Howell, Michigan: Livingston tidings print.
- Ivey, Paul (1919). The Pere Marquette Railroad Company. Michigan Historical Commission.
- Meints, Graydon M. (1992). Michigan Railroads and Railroad Companies. East Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University Press. ISBN 0870133187.
- Michigan Legislature (1870). Joint Documents of the State of Michigan for the year 1870.
