Station: South Range, MI

South Range depot South Range Depot Map South Range is a town on M-28 about eight miles southwest of Houghton. This town was located amid several mine locations and mining companies. South Range was about 1/2 mile south of Painesdale Junction (Mill Mine Junction). The town was settled in 1902 and became a village in 1906. [MPN]

Photo Info: The Copper Range depot at South Range in the early 1900's. [Mark Worrall collection]. 2nd photo, a Sanborn insurance map view of the South Range combination freight and passenger depot in 1917. A feed, flour and feruit produce warehouse was across the track. [SBM]


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Time Line

1902. The COPR builds a new station in South Range. [MCR-1903]

1913. October. There was considerable shooting in the business portion of the village of South Range. Militia restored order. [LSJ-1913-1027]

1913. November 19. The wires of the Copper Rane railroad and the Western Union telegraph wires were cut at Ricedale and between Mill Mine Junction and South Range. In consequence, train service was delayed several hours. [DFP-1913-1119]

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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