The Kalamazoo and South Haven Railroad is a defunct railroad which operated in
southern Michigan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The company incorporated on April 2, 1869 with the intention of constructing a line from
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo ( ) is a city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County. At the 2010 census, Kalamazoo had a population of 74,262. Kalamazoo is the major city of the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropoli ...
to
South Haven, on the shores of
Lake Michigan. It was leased in 1870 to the
Michigan Central Railroad and merged with the same in 1916. The former rail bed has been transformed into the
Kal-Haven Trail.
The railroad went through the following towns, starting from the east:
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Kalamazoo, Michigan
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Alamo, Michigan
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Williams, Michigan
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Mentha, Michigan
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Kendall, Michigan
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Pine Grove Mills, Michigan
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Gobles, Michigan
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Bloomingdale, Michigan
Bloomingdale is a village in Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 454 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Bloomingdale Township and is the township seat.
In the 1930s oil was discovered within the vil ...
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Berlamont, Michigan
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Grand Junction, Michigan
Columbia Township is a civil township of Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,714 at the 2000 census, down to 2,588 at the 2010 census.
Columbia Township is a largely rural area with many farms. It is also ho ...
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Lacota, Michigan
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Kibbe, Michigan
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South Haven, Michigan
South Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Most of the city is in Van Buren County, Michigan, Van Buren County, although a small portion extends into Allegan County, Michigan, Allegan County. The population was 4,403 at the 2010 United ...
References
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External links
Kal-Haven Trail State ParkVan Buren County Road Commission - Kal-Haven Trail page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kalamazoo South Haven Railroad
Companies affiliated with the Michigan Central Railroad
Predecessors of the New York Central Railroad
Companies based in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Transportation in Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Defunct Michigan railroads
West Michigan
Railway companies established in 1869
Railway companies disestablished in 1916
1869 establishments in Michigan