Station: Rollin, MI

Rollin was settled about 1833. [MPN] Later, the Cincinnati Northern railroad came through and established a station stop here, which was in western Lenawee County north of Hudson.

Rollin was a village on the Cincinnati Northern, between Hudson and Addison Junction.

Photo Info: Top, the Rollin depot in the early 1900's. Note the horse-drawn buggy at the back of the depot and the mail hook allowing trains to collect outgoing mail from Rollin while on the move. 2nd photo, another photo of the CN depot at Rollin with two chaps posing outside of the building. [Alan Loftis collection]

Notes

The station was designated with telegraph call "IN" and a siding of 15 cars was created, later expended to 47 car lengths. Hawkins Lumber Company was the only business at Rollin, though there was a clay pit 1.5 miles south of town. Clay from this pit was transported for use at the cement plant near Cement City. Originally there was a stock pen, capable of handling a single double deck car, but it had been removed by the 1940's. [HCN]

Time Line