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Station: Drayton Plains, MI
Drayton Plains was settled about 1835 with a grist mill. A hotel was built in 1838. The grist mill was known as Drayton Mill. [MPN] Drayton Plains is located in Waterford township and is about five miles northwest of downtown Pontiac.
Photo Info: Top, the GTW Drayton Plains MI depot, which was built in 1908. This photo was taken shortly before it was torn down in the late 1980's. [William Miller photo, Frank Riess collection]
Notes
Time Line
1917: The GTW had a station agent here during the day. [TRT]
Bibliography
The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:
- [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
- [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
- [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
- [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
- [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI
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