Waterford was settled about 1819. [MPN] The township was located west of Pontiac and the railroad station was in the very north end of the township, about eight miles northwest of the downtown Pontiac GTW station.
The railroad location for Waterford is at Airport Road, four miles west of Pontiac Yard. [GTW-1971-0501]
Image Info: Top, a 1911 view of the Waterford depot with a train on the siding in front. [UML]. 2nd image, another view of the Waterford depot in 1977. [UML]. 3rd image, the Waterford depot with a Grand Trunk Western passenger train arriving. This is from the 1950's. [CMUL]. 4th and 5th images, the GTW depot at Waterford in 1978 shortly before the depot burned down due to an electrical fire in November, 1979. [Rich Welsh]
1871. The D&M builds a new freight house at Waterford at a cost of $1.700. [DFP-1871-0301]
1917. The GTW had an agent during the day and operator on the 2nd and 3rd shifts. [TRT]
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