Utica, in Macomb County, was settled about 1817 and known as Macdougalville. It was changed to Harlow in 1829 and renamed Utica in 1833. It was incorporated as a village in 1838 and a city in 1936. [MPN]
Utica was a station stop on the Michigan Central's Detroit to Bay City branch, and is on the northern edge of Sterling Heights. The town is still served by Conrail Shared Assets.
Image Info: Top, an early view of the Michigan Central depot at Utica. Note the 3-wheel man-car in front. [UML]. 2nd image, an early view of the depot at Utica. It appears to have a train indicator box protruding out from the wall under the train order signal. These were used to inform passing trains about the status of trains on the track ahead. [AL]. 3rd photo, the Michigan Central depot in Utica, taken in 1982 during Conrail ownership. The depot was razed by fire sometime in 1982 after this photo was taken. [Charlie Whipp]. 4th and 5th photos, these are earlier versions of the depot. [Alan Loftis collection].
1917, The MC had an agent-operator here around-the-clock. [TRT]
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