Walled Lake was settled in southwest Oakland County about 1825 on the north end of a lake of the same name. It was incorporated as a city in 1954. [MPN]
The town was located along the Grand Trunk Western's Jackson Branch, about six miles east of Wixom. In the 1980's, the railroad served a plastics plant (Gay Toys).
Image Info: Top, westbound GT passenger train, pulled by GT 10-49 (a 4-4-0) stops at the Walled Lake depot. Note the freight station opposite the depot. [UML]. 2nd image, the GTW depot at Walled Lake in the 1970's. [Charlie Whipp]. 3rd photo, a 2002 photo of the same depot under Coe Rail ownership. [Dale Berry]
1917. The GTW had an agent here during the day shift. [TRT]
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