Does anyone know if there was a legislative act that officially discontinued the rail line from Botsford to Bridgeport? I can't find anything that validates it was legislatively discontinued, but I did find that the actual land was sold by the trustees in 1968.
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Discontinuance of line from Botsford to Bridgeport
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