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Hamlin Township - Ludington - Mason County, Michigan
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In 1894, the Epworth League Training Assembly acquired land on the Lake Michigan beachfront in Ludington, Michigan for "scientific, intellectual, and religious studies" and immediately constructed a frame hotel. Epworth Heights was originally affiliated with the Methodist Church. Now Epworth Heights is a summer colony, boasting "215 cottages, 250 acres, seven tennis courts, a nine-hole golf course, and a peak summer population of about 2,000."
Part of the original Epworth Grand Hotel is now a museum.
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Photo Gallery
Epworth Heights
Epworth Hotel, 1934
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Epworth Hotel, Sep 1931
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Epworth Hotel, Modern
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Epworth North Beach, 1915
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Epworth North Beach, 1915
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Epworth Pavilion, 1915
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Lincoln River, Epworth
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Lincoln River, Epworth
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Epworth Lagoon
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Epworth Beach, 1905
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Epworth Beach, 1931
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Epworth Beach, July 1974
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Dummy Train, 1908
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Beach Houses, Epworth
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Epworth Hill
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What is a dummy train?
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In the early postcard photo above, a "dummy" locomotive loads passengers at Epworth. The train, known as the "Dummy Train", ran between Lincoln Lake at Epworth and Ludington during the tourist season. Dummy trains were so named because of their small size, frequent stops, and short routes to a terminating destination, from whence they would then return to the starting point.
In early railroading, a dummy train was one on which the locomotive’s steam exhaust was muffled to reduce noise, and was designed to run forward and backward.
Dummy locomotives were a combination locomotive and passenger car housed in a body designed to disguise the steaming beast from skittish horses. The horses were rarely fooled, and the trains limited capacity, slow speed, and habit of jumping off the track hindered the growth of passenger traffic.
To this day, the small bridge crossing the Lincoln River at the boundary of Epworth Heights is still known by everyone as the 'dummy bridge'. The tracks of the dummy line were removed in the mid '80s.
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Historic photo of the dummy train as it steams toward Epworth Heights
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