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Title
Sixty years ago
Institution
Peter White Public Library

Subject
Railroads

Subject
Docks

Subject
Iron Ores

Item Number
AB01a770

Type
text

Description
Extra switching crews are being worked by the C&NW, DSS&A and LS&I railways to keep mines supplied with cars for loading ore from stock piles and pockets with large strings of cars are moved out of Ishpeming daily to the docks in Marquette and Escanaba.

Sixty years ago

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