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Station: Kingston, MI
Kingston was settled in Tuscola County about 1857 and became an incorporated village in 1893. The town was located on the Pontiac, Oxford & Northern (later GTW) railroad about three miles south of Wilmot and seven miles north of Clifford.
Image info: Top, a 1950's photo of the GTW PO&N branch at Kingston, taken from atop a string of boxcars on an adjacent siding. [Bill Miller/TJ Gaffney collection]. 2nd photo, a track crew stops for a photo near the station. [Alan Loftis collection]. 3rd photo, a 2003 photo of the restored depot. [Alan Loftis].
Notes
Time Line
1917. The GTW had an agent here during the day shift. [TRT]
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