Station: Fenwick, MI

PM Fenwick Depot Freight Train at Fenwick Fenwick was a station on the Pere Marquette railroad in Montcalm County, about four miles south of Sheridan. The town was platted in 1874 and named after Fedwick, Ontario. It was located near current state road M-66 and Fenwick Road and was a lumber town.

Photo Info: Top, an early 1900's view of the depot at Fenwick. [CMUIL]. 2nd photo, an old view of a Pere Marquette passenger train at Fenwick. Early 1900's.


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Time Line

1914. Half of the town of Fenwick is wiped out by fire. [I&L]

1931. The depot at Fenwick burns down. [I&L]

1933. The PM line through Fenwick is removed.

Bibliography

The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:

  • [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
  • [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
  • [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
  • [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
  • [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI

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