Wellston, in Manistee County, was settled about 1885 as a station on the Chicago & West Michigan (later PM) about 18 miles east of Manistee. It was on their line from Grand Rapids to Traverse City and was about 15 miles south of Kaleva. The town may have been founded by the Swigart Land Company. [MPN]
Image Info: Top, an old view of the PM depot at Wellston with a freight train in front. [CMUL]. 2nd image, an old view of the PM depot at Wellston with the train order/block signal and station sign in view. [Alan Loftis collection]. 3rd image, another early view of the depot and surrounding area. [Mark Worrall collection]. 4th image, a view of the small depot with a passenger car parked in front. [UML]
1928. The Manistee river is the highest it has been in many years and high waters in rivers and streams is causing trouble. Section hands at Wellston were called out to break log jams in the Little Manistee river, 25 miles east of Manistee when bridges were threatened. Workmen saved the Everson bridge over Bear Creek on the Kaleva road by placing sandbags about the weakened abutments. [DFP-1928-0410]
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