Washington was settled about 1821 as a part of Washington Township in Macomb County. [MPN]
The town was on the Grand Trunk Western Air Line, later called the Romeo Subdivision, about six miles southwest of Romeo. Washington was also served by the DUR interurban line.
Image Info: Top, the Washington depot taken about 1920. [Alan Loftis collection]. 2nd image, a view of the interurban depot at Washington. [UML]. 3rd image, GTW 4918 works near the Washington elevator in 1984. [Charlie Whipp]. 4th image, GTW 4618 pulls a branch line train on the Romeo sub near Washington in 1995. [Larry Sobzak]. 5th image, GTW 4706 pulls the Romeo local near Washington, MI in 1987. [Charlie Whipp], 6th image, the Detroit United Railways interurban car and station in Washington. [Alan Loftis collection]. 7th photo, a 2003 photo of the depot, now used as a party store. This is probably the only semaphore protected party store in the United States. [Alan Loftis]
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