SANCHEZ

SUMMER 2013

My Michigan Book

RAILROADS
Railroads were f irst built in M ichigan in 1830, before it even became a state! Railroads helped build up t he population and improved commercial and industrial g rowth. The two major railroads before the 1900s in M ichigan were the Michigan C entral Railroad and the New York Central Railroad. Now f or commuting we have Amtrack, but most railroads today are used for freight. These are the Canadian N ational Railway, t he Canadian Pacific Railway, C SX T ransportation, and Norfolk Southern Railway.
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Person: Lewis Cass Page 4 Place: Kich-iti-kipi Page 5 Thing: Railroads Page 6

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Kitch-Iti-Kipi
Kitch-Iti-Kipi is Michigans largest natural freshwater spring. The name means big cold water. L ocated near Manistique in the Upper Peninsula, it has a beautiful emerald appearance and constantly has water running into it from an aquifer under t he ground. The lake stays at around 45F.

Lewis Cass
Born in 1782, L ewis Cass was the governor of Michigan when it was still a territory. He did a great deal to make sure that Michigan would become a state. Later he became a US senator for the state o f Michigan. Under President Buchanan he was the Secretary o f State. In the US capitol there are two statues from every state. L ewis Cass is one of the two statues for Michigan.
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