Station: Sparta, MI

Sparta was founded in 1848 and first called Nashville. It became a village in 1883. The town was renamed Sparta Center and then Sparta in 1885. [MPN] Sparta was a crossing of the Pere Marquette line north to Baldwin and the east-west Grand Trunk Western line to Muskegon.

Photo Info: Top, the TS&M depot (later GTW) at Sparta in the early 1900's. The arriving train is  loading passengers. [Charlie Whipp collection]. 2nd photo,the Sparta freight house in 1977 [Charles Geletzke Jr.], 3rd photo, the passenger depot in 2004. [Alan Loftis]

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Time Line

1917. The GTW had an agent here during the day shift. [TRT]