McBain was settled about 1887 as a sawmill settlement. It became a station on the Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern railroad when it came through in 1888. The town was incorporated as a village in 1893 and a city in 1907. [MPN]
McBain was in the southwest corner of Missaukee County about 10 miles south of Lake City.
Photo Info: Top, the Ann Arbor Railroad depot at McBain in Missaukee County. [Alan Loftis collection]
1900. This is a telegraph station on the Ann Arbor railroad. [OG-1900]
1918. The AARR had a day station agent here. [TRT]
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