Flint and Holly Railroad

The Flint and Holly Railroad (F&H) is a defunct railroad that operated in eastern Michigan from 1863 to 1868. It was founded by Henry H. Crapo, a Massachusetts-born lumber merchant who served as Governor of Michigan (1865–1869).[1] The line was originally chartered as the Flint and Fentonville Railroad on January 3, 1863, and was amended on October 16, 1863.[2] On November 1, 1864, the F&H completed a railway line from Flint, Michigan to Holly, Michigan. Via an agreement with the Detroit and Milwaukee Railway (D&M), F&H ran into Detroit's Brush Street Station over D&M tracks.[3]

In 1868 the F&H was bought by the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad (F&PM) and ceased to be an independent company. Henry Crapo's son, William Crapo, served an official of F&PM from 1868 until 1903.[1]

As of 2010 the tracks are part of the CSX Saginaw Subdivision.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "HENRY HOWLAND CRAPO FAMILY PAPERS". University of Michigan-Flint: Frances Willson Thompson Library. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
  2. ↑ Michigan Railroad Commission (1896), xxiii.
  3. ↑ "Railroad History Time Line - 1864". Michiganrailroads.com. Retrieved 2007-12-29.

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