Michigan Board of Internal Improvements.

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Michigan Board of Internal Improvements.

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This collection consists of minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Internal Improvement's meetings for the years 1837-1847. The Board kept an account of the progress of the various rail and canal projects with which it was associated. The proceedings contain written rules of order that the Board was expected to follow. There is also a financial accounting for the costs of the rail and canal projects. Salaries of commissioners and officers of the railroad are listed. There are also rates of tolls with a listing of goods transported. The collection is arranged chronologically.

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State Archive of Michigan

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Michigan. Board of Internal Improvement

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The Michigan Board of Internal Improvements was created to facilitate the development of canals and railroads in the state of Michigan. The program planned to borrow 5 million dollars to finance transportation development in Michigan. The internal improvements program required that five parallel lines of railroads and canals be constructed to connect major points within the state. As in many well-intended programs, however, things went amiss. Land speculation schemes and corruption followed the ...