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Drawing on History

The pen and ink drawing seen here is part of a larger "project" I've been involved in for the last year+. This drawing depicts the Copper Range Railroad depot at Greenland, Michigan shortly after 1900 and its construction. The depot sat near the end of the Greenland Branch which was abandoned relatively early after a few decades. Located in Ontonagon County the traffic here declined quickly but the well-built depot was moved a short distance and remains in use as a house to this day.

This drawing was completed last year to go with an article covering the Copper Range Railroad's standard 2-story depot that was published in the Miscowaubik. What's the Miscowaubik you ask? It's the quarterly publication of the Copper Range Railroad Historical & Technical Society, founded in 2021. Along with a handful of others we formed a board and launched the new 501c3 organization to study and preserve the history of that unique upper midwest shortline. A lot of work but gratifying as we've gained over 50 new members to our fledgling society.

2022 marks 50 years since the last run of the Copper Range, we'll be marking the occasion this September and exploring a number of other historic sites around the Copper Country. Our first convention will be based out of South Range, MI on September 16-18. Ahead of the event we'll be printing this drawing, signing and numbering them in the order of registration.

It's been quite a learning curve putting together a new organization but a lot of fun taking a close look at the Copper Range and the many other lines serving the Copper Country during the boom years. If you want to join the party or just check out what we've been up to, stop by our website or our group on Facebook.

www.coprhts.org/home
www.facebook.com/groups/coprhts

Taken on: September 22, 2021

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