Station: Milford, MI

Milford was settled about 1827 in southwest Oakland County. It became a village in 1869. [MPN]

Milford was a station on the Pere Marquette's line from Plymouth to Flint. It is located about four miles north of Wixom.

Photo Info: Top, a northbound passenger train is stopped at the Milford depot. [Robert McNeill collection]. 2nd image, the PM depot at Milford with a passenger train approaching. 3rd photo, an early view of the same depot. 4th photo, a 2004 shot of the former depot, now used as part of a lumber yard. [All, Alan Loftis collection]

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Time Line

1871. The average amount of freight over the Holly, Wayne & Monroe road is two carloads out and one return. [DFP-1871-1008]

1883. January. The Union School at Milford burns. [AAN-1884-0109]

1892. L.M. Boyer's delivery wagon was standing by the depot when the horse became frightened at a passing freight train which caused it to run away. It did not do much damage aside from tipping the wagon over. [OCA-1892-0211]

1898: Milford was a regular passenger train stop for the F&PM railway. The town also had water facilities for locomotives and had a 55-car passing track. The station had a day agent during this period.

1905. March. Frank B. Stephens of Wixom met instant death here this afternoon as the result of a fall from the rear platform of the way car of the southbound local freight. The accident was wholly due to the intoxicated condition of the man, as he deliberately walked off the platform before the train had started and struck his forehead. He was 55 years of age. [DFP-1905-0315]