Pierson was settled about 1856 in western Montcalm County. The town was incorporated as a village in 1873. [MPN]
Pierson was located on the Grand Rapids & Indiana main line running from Grand Rapids north to Mackinaw City, specifically about five miles south of Howard City.
Image Info: Top, a passenger train stops at the Pierson depot. Note the scale in front of the depot which is used for weighing luggage and express shipments. [CMUL]. 2nd photo, the GR&I depot at Pierson with a passenger train loading. 3rd photo, the same depot in a blurry photo. There appears to be another structure behind the depot, perhaps a water tower. [Both, Alan Loftis collection]. 4th image a view of the Hiram Collins ice house on the east shore of Wood Lake, in 1870. Wood Lake is 1.5 miles north of Pierson. 5th image, a lash up of Michigan Northern 1501, 1554 and 2037 leads a southbound train through Pierson on December 23, 1977. [Greg Bunce]
1900. August 15. A wreck on the GR&I at Pierson is caused by operator error, killing six.
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