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Memories from Ena Malin who "worked Gladys Olds Andersen as a house maid, cook, purchaser of supplies
and groceries, and she was responsible for the day to day expenses. Her husband worked As a chauffer during the day for Mrs. Andersen and at night…

Information taken directly from the Lansing Model Railroad Club's website on 1/21/2017: Early HistoryThe depot was built by the Grand Trunk Western Railway in 1890 to serve the small farming community of Millett, Michigan, which was located to about…

Silas E Millett (1818-1887) was born in Vermont in 1818. By 1845 S.E. Millett was living in Eaton Township. According to Eaton Bugle, "S. E. Millett & Co. have permanently established themselves in the village of Charlotte, Eaton Co., Mich., where…

Lansing State Journal -
"Old Delta Mills Landmark, The Depot, Being Demolished"

The Delta Mills Depot was torn down in 1941. Pictures taken in 1932. Jack Wilson served as the last ticket agent and operator.

Bud Wilson (pictured in hat) with Jack Decan, Herb Decan and Ralph Decan.

The Lansing Mall opened July 31, 1969. The mall was mid-Michigan's first enclosed shopping center. It cost $18 million to build.

Delta Mills Bridge. Pictured from the North Bank of the Grand River. Original steel span structure constructed in the early 1890’s.

This picture of the Grist Mill was taken in the spring of 1904 after a flood. The mill was torn down later that year in August of 1904. In the background is the Delta Mills Bridge. In the foreground you can see the water which had risen over the…

Delta Mills Bridge. View from the South Bank of the Grand River with the old Grist Mill in the background. Photo taken in 1899. People in the boat are unknown.