Station: Addison, MI

Addison was founded in 1835 when a grist mill was built here. It was also known as Manitou, Brayton Brown, Peru, Brownell's Mills, Jackson's Mills and Harrison. It was renamed Addison in 1851. It became a village in Lenawee County in 1893. [MPN]

Addison had a water tower which was located just west of the river. (See photo).

Photo Info: Top, the DT&M depot at Addison. [Alan Loftis collection]. 2nd photo, an eastbound DT&M passenger train arriving at the Addison depot. Note the water tower here. [Dale Berry collection] 

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Time Line

1883. About all the men employed on the Michigan and Ohio railroad bed near Addison have struck. They are  mostly foreigners imported from large cities and claim they were to get $1.50 per day, but were cut down to $1.25. [

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