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18-452: The western New York firm Smith, Van Valkenburg, & Company bought land in the area in order to exploit the area's lumber resources. George Smith settled in the area in 1862 and founded the community. The East Tawas post office opened on April 15, 1867. A predecessor of the Detroit and Mackinac Railway built a station here, and the community incorporated as a village in 1887 and later as

36-484: A city in 1895. Tawas Beach was established nearby in 1903 along the railway line in Baldwin Township . A post office opened here on June 12, 1903, until the community was annexed into the city of East Tawas in 1922. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 3.27 square miles (8.47 km), of which 2.81 square miles (7.28 km) is land and 0.46 square miles (1.19 km) (14.07)

54-600: A stone passenger depot was constructed in Harrisville . The main constituent of the freight service offered by the D&;M and its predecessor railroads was timber from what was then the vast forests of northeastern Michigan; the D&M built spurs and branch lines to the forested areas. The Rogers City Branch served the limestone quarries of Rogers City . In 1922, the railroad also had branch lines to Au Gres, Comins, Curran, Hillman, Lincoln, Prescott, and Rose City. In

72-917: Is affiliated with the Diocese of Gaylord of the Roman Catholic Church , and is a member of the National Catholic Educational Association. Detroit and Mackinac Railway The Detroit and Mackinac Railway ( reporting marks D&M , DM ), informally known as the "Turtle Line", was a railroad in the northeastern part of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan . The railroad had its main offices and shops in Tawas City with its main line running from Bay City north to Cheboygan , and operated from 1894 to 1992. In 1946, it became

90-616: Is water. Tawas Point State Park is located near East Tawas in Baldwin Township . As of the census of 2010, there were 2,808 people, 1,332 households, and 756 families residing in the city. The population density was 988.7 inhabitants per square mile (381.7/km). There were 1,728 housing units at an average density of 608.5 per square mile (234.9/km). The racial makeup of the city was 95.7% White , 0.2% African American , 0.3% Native American , 1.1% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 0.7% from other races , and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 2.0% of

108-674: The Lake Huron port of Alpena . The line was converted to 4 ft  8 + 1 ⁄ 2  in ( 1,435 mm ) standard gauge in 1886 and was reorganized into the Detroit and Mackinac (D&M) on December 17, 1894. During the late 1890s and the first decade of the Twentieth Century, the timber resources of northeastern Michigan were fully utilized and the D&M expanded its trackage northward from Alpena to Cheboygan. The Bay City-Cheboygan main line prospered, and

126-399: The 1930s. Continuing coaches were carried over Michigan Central Railroad tracks from Detroit to Bay City. Separate motor coach trains operating daily except Sunday carried passengers from Alpena to the northern extent of D&M territory, Cheboygan . By the 1940s, meal services had disappeared. By 1949, service was reduced to a morning trip from Bay City to Alpena and a reverse trip in

144-491: The 1940s, D&M had enough revenue to be a Class I railroad and it was one of the first such to eliminate steam locomotives in 1948. In March 1976, the Detroit & Mackinac acquired a combination of trackage and operating trackage rights from the remains of the bankrupt Penn Central that created an alternate main line from Bay City northward, through Gaylord and Cheboygan, to Mackinaw City . However, adverse economic conditions continued to affect railroad operations in

162-904: The Detroit and Mackinac system. A collection of D&M artifacts, including a 1920s switching engine, are housed at the depot in Lincoln, Michigan . The stone depot in Standish, Michigan is also a museum, with rolling stock. The railroad's GE 44-ton locomotive , #10, has been preserved by the Southern Michigan Railroad Society . 0-6-0 Locomotive #8 (Baldwin Locomotive Works #41228) is preserved and awaiting restoration in storage at The Henry Ford (Greenfield Village) in Dearborn, Michigan . Tawas Area Schools Too Many Requests If you report this error to

180-407: The average family size was 2.79. In the city, 22.3% of the population was under the age of 18, 5.3% was from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.5% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 30,229, and

198-438: The city. The population density was 1,026.0 inhabitants per square mile (396.1/km). There were 1,691 housing units at an average density of 587.9 per square mile (227.0/km). The racial makeup of the city was 97.80% White , 0.03% African American , 0.44% Native American , 0.44% Asian , 0.07% Pacific Islander , 0.10% from other races , and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 0.75% of

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216-447: The evening. Sleeping cars were eliminated. And service from Alpena to Cheboygan was discontinued as well. Passenger service was entirely eliminated by 1951. Named train passenger service in the mid-1930s consisted of: The Lake State Railway continued as of 2012 to use traditional handheld technology (picks, shovels, hammers) to replace railroad ties and make other roadbed repairs on surviving trackage that had previously been part of

234-599: The first all diesel haul railroad in the United States. At the end of 1925 it incorporated 375 miles of road and 470 miles of track; that year the Turtle Line reported 81 million ton-miles of revenue freight and seven million passenger-miles . In 1967 it reported 124 million ton-miles on 224 miles of road. The Detroit, Bay City & Alpena Railroad , was a 3 ft 2 in ( 965 mm ) narrow gauge short line operated from Bay City northward to

252-547: The median income for a family was $ 40,313. Males had a median income of $ 30,375 versus $ 22,538 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 17,168. About 6.9% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over. The city is served by Tawas Area Schools . Holy Family School is a private parochial elementary school in East Tawas serving approximately 80 students in grades K-6. It

270-501: The northeastern United States. The road was sold to the Lake State Railway in 1992, and ended its existence as an independent railroad. The Detroit & Mackinac called itself the "Turtle Line" and its logo symbol was "Mackinac Mac". The railroad bore the hostile backronym of "Defeated & Maltreated". The D&M mainline from Bay City to Alpena offered sleeping car and meal services between Detroit and Alpena in

288-442: The population. There were 1,332 households, of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.2% were non-families. 38.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

306-407: The population. There were 1,382 households, out of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.0% were non-families. 37.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and

324-433: Was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.70. The median age in the city was 50.9 years. 18.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.7% were from 25 to 44; 31.2% were from 45 to 64; and 27.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 45.2% male and 54.8% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,951 people, 1,382 households, and 815 families residing in

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