Polly Ann Trail

History of the Polly Ann Trail: Hugh Porter bought the trunk line for $600,000 -- a fraction of the original cost, to settle the estate. In 1889, Porter renamed the line, Pontiac, Oxford and Northern which was abbreviated as the P.O. & N. The name Polly Ann is derived from these initials. One account had this to say, "It was dubbed the 'Polly Ann', sometimes affectionately, often because of it's questionable service, schedule delays, heavy snows that would stall trains for days, and motive power breakdowns."