The Saginaw and Clare County Railroad was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad

Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad

The Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad is a defunct railroad which operated in the U.S. state of Michigan between 1857 and 1899. It was one of the three companies which merged to become the Pere Marquette Railway.-Early history:...

 (F&PM). It was chartered on September 4, 1877, to construct a branch line

Branch line

A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line...

 to Lake George, Michigan. On September 30, 1880, the company completed a 15.5 miles (24.9 km) branch line from Harrison Junction (between Farwell

Farwell, Michigan

Farwell is a village in Clare County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 855 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....

 and Clare

Clare, Michigan

Clare is a city in Clare and Isabella counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located primarily in Clare County, the city had a population of 3,173 at the 2000 census....

 along the main line) to Harrison

Harrison, Michigan

Harrison is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,108. It is the county seat of Clare County.The city is named after U.S. President William Henry Harrison....

. The line did not serve Lake George. In 1883 this line was extended north to Meredith (in Franklin Township

Franklin Township, Clare County, Michigan

Franklin Township is a civil township of Clare County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 809 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...

), for a total length of 29.91 miles (48.1 km). The Saginaw & Clare County was consolidated with the F&PM on January 30, 1889.

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