Hersey was settled about 1851 and became a station on the Flint & Pere Marquette railroad when it came through here. The town became a village in 1875. [MN]
Hersey was on the PM's Saginaw to Ludington main line about three miles east of Reed City.
Top, an early view of a PM passenger train arriving at Hersey. [CMUL]
1905. The PM builds a 60' girder bridge on concrete abutments to replace a bridge with one hundred foot through truss and 14' trestle approaches. [PMAR-1905]
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