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| | History of The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern |
 | | On May 9, 1846, the State of Michigan sold the Southern Railroad to The Michigan Southern Railroad Company and as a part of the sale the Palmyra and Jacksonburgh Railroad was included as the Tecumseh Branch. |
 | | That portion of the line of this company between Sturgis, Michigan and Findley Michigan, 7.19 miles, was leased to the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company, in perpetuity, on February 1, 1890, the balance of the line being leased, at the same time, to the Michigan Central Railroad Company. |
 | | The line of this company extends from Dundee, Michigan to Allegan, Michigan, 133.14 miles, and that section of the road from Dundee to Homer, 66.58 miles, was leased to the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company, in perpetuity, from January 1, 1905. |
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