Station: Roscommon, MI

 alt= MC Roscommon MI Depot MC Roscommon MI Depot Roscommon was founded about 1845. It has been the county seat of Roscommon County since 1875 and became incorporated as a village in 1882. [MPN]

Roscommon was located on the Mackinaw Branch of the Michigan Central railroad. The town is about 20 miles southeast of Grayling by railroad mileage.

Photo Info: Top, the MC depot in Roscommon in a railroad valuation photo around 1920. [CMUL], 2nd photo, a MC passenger train takes on passengers in Roscommon. This is not likely the depot but another building near the rails. [Alan Loftis collection] 3rd photo, the MC depot in 1935. Note that the street crossing has automatic protection by this time. [Charles Milliken photo, Doug Leffler collection]


Notes


Time Line

1917. The MC had a agent/operator here around the clock. [TRT]


Industry

  • S. G. M. Gates Shingle mill - (xxxx ← 1906 → xxxx)

 

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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