Station: Hart, MI

PM Hart MI Depot PM Hart MI DepotPM Hart MI DepotHart was settled about 1856 and a sawmill was established here in 1862 and a grist mill. The town became the county seat in 1865 and became a village in 1885 and a city in 1946. [MPN]

Hart was located at the end of a Pere Marquette (later C&O) line which branched off the Pentwater branch at Mears.

Photo Info: Top, the Pere Marquette depot at Hart. 2nd photo, another early view of the depot with a passenger train and crowd in attendance. [Alan Loftis collection]. 3rd photo, a 2003 view of the former PM Depot at Hart. [Alan Loftis]


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Industry

Hart Shingle & Lumber Co. - (xxxx ← 1906). Burned in 1906, no insurance. Had a capacity of 20,000 feet a day. [AML-1/6/1906]

 

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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