Station: Henry, MI

Henry was a town in northern Manistee County which had stations on the Arcadia & Betsie River railroad and the Pere Marquette railroad. This town is in Springdale Township, about 3 miles west of Copemish. The town was named after Henry Starke of Arcadia who owned the Arcadia & Betsie River railroad as well as a sawmill in the area, MPN]

Photo Info: Top, a close up view of the station. The ladder is used to put oil in the signal lamp. [CMUL]. 2nd view, a photo of one of the depots at Henry, but not identified. It is likely the PM depot. 3rd photo, a blueprint of the interlocked crossing at Henry. [MSAI]

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Time Line

1903. The crossing of the railroad with the PM and M&NE at Henry was an interlocked crossing. National Switch and Signal System, Easton, PA.