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Abstract/Description: Transcription of newspaper article from the Sault Ste. Marie Democrat (Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.), Dec. 29, 1887, regarding the Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company.
Subject(s): Railroads
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.)
Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company
Date Created: 1887-12-29
Title: Resume of year.
Name(s): Perron, Wesley E., contributor
Peter White Public Library, contributor
Sault Ste. Marie Democrat (Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.), creator
Superiorland Library Cooperative, contributor
Type of Resource: text
Date Created: 1887-12-29
Physical Form: notes (documents)
Extent: 1 item
Abstract/Description: Transcription of newspaper article from the Sault Ste. Marie Democrat (Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.), Dec. 29, 1887, regarding the Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company.
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Electronic reproduction of: Transcription from Sault Ste. Marie Democrat (Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.), Dec. 29, 1887.

Source: Sault Ste. Marie Democrat Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mi. December 29, 1887 Friday Resume of The Year January 13 - DSS and A surveys between the Sault and Soo Junction completed. February 25 - The Sault and Marquette, the Wisconsin Sault and Mackinac and the DSS and A consolidate. March 13 - "Soo road contractors arrive in the Sault, and sub-let part of the work. April 4 - Contract for International bridge let to R.G. Reid. May 10 - Engineers completed work laying out International bridge. May 11 - Excavation work begun for the bridge. May 14 - First arrival of navvies for railroad work. August 23 - One of track gang on DSS and A killed. September 16 - First train arrives in the Sault. September 27 - Directors of the DSS and A arrive and lunch alone. October 8 - Raft wrecks false work of bridge. November 2 - Marquette excursion occurred. December l - CPR reaches bridge. December 8 - Soo road arrives. December 26 - Draw bridge swings for first time. DSS and A MSSM and A

Subject(s): Railroads
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.)
Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company
Restrictions on Access: In the public domain (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
Is Part Of: Wesley Perron Railroad collection. Identifier: SLC-017
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