Winfield Scott Gerrish (born 15 February 1849 in Lee, Maine—died 19 May 1882 in Evart, Michigan) is credited with revolutionizing lumbering in the U.S. state of Michigan by building a seven-mile-long logging railroad from Lake George to the Muskegon River in Clare County, Michigan in 1877. Although not the first logging railroad in the state, Gerrish's railroad was very successful.
Winfield Scott Gerrish (born February 15, 1849, Lee, Maine—died May 19, 1882, Evart, Michigan) is credited with revolutionizing lumbering in the state of Michigan by building a seven-mile-long logging railroad from Lake George to the Muskegon River in Clare County, Michigan in 1877. Although not the first logging railway in the state, Gerrish's railroad was highly successful.