- Flint and Holly Railroad
The Flint and Holly Railroad (F&H) is a
defunct railroad which operated in easternMichigan from 1863 to 1868. It was founded byHenry H. Crapo , aMassachusetts -born lumber merchant who served asGovernor of Michigan (1865–1869).cite web | url=http://lib.umflint.edu/archives/Crapo.html | title=HENRY HOWLAND CRAPO FAMILY PAPERS | work=University of Michigan-Flint: Frances Willson Thompson Library | accessdate=2007-12-29] The line was originally chartered as the Flint and Fentonville Railroad onJanuary 3 ,1863 , but this was amended onOctober 16 . [Michigan Railroad Commission (1896), xxiii.] OnNovember 1 ,1864 , the F&H completed arailway line fromFlint, Michigan to Holly. Via an agreement with theDetroit and Milwaukee Railway (D&M), F&H ran into Detroit'sBrush Street Station over D&M tracks. [cite web | url=http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Timeline/1860s/TimeLine1864.htm | title=Railroad History Time Line - 1864 | work=Michiganrailroads.com | accessdate=2007-12-29]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.Notes
References
*cite book | title=Annual Report | year=1896 | author=Michigan Railroad Commission | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=oyc2AAAAIAAJ
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