Station: Linwood, MI

Linwood is a hamlet north of Bay City and Kawkawlin which was established in 1872 along the Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw railroad (later Michigan Central, NYC, D&M and now the Lake State Railway). It was originally called Terry's or Terry's Station named  after the head of the Terry, Seely & Company lumber firm, according to [MPN].

Photo Info: Top, a 1918 valuation photo of the MC depot at Linwood. 2nd photo, the D&M depot at Linwood Park in 1911. 3rd image, a map showing two large Union Ice Company ice houses along the shore of Saginaw Bay in 1912. The D&M main line is on the left. [SBM-1912]

Notes

See also Linwood Park, the location of a summer resort on the D&M Saginaw Bay, just east of the village.

Time Line

1871. The Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw came through here enroute to Mackinaw City. [MRL]

1885. January. Peter McDonald of Bay City was loading logs at Linwood when the "craw" fell over, striking McDonald on the head, crushing his skull. [LCS-1885-0129]

1896. The Detroit & Mackinac railroad builds through here along Lake Huron. [MRL]

1917. The MC has an agent/operator here around the clock. [TRT]