Station: St. Helen, MI

St. Helen was settled about 1872 by the Henry L. Stevens & Company lumber firm. [MPN]

St. Helen was located on the Michigan Central's Mackinaw Branch in Roscommon County about 12 miles northwest of West Branch.

Image info: The MC depot at St. Helen, in a railroad valuation photo about 1920. [CMUL]

Notes

Time Line

1891. A misplaced switch did terrible execution in St. Helens. A logging train struck the switch and dashed into the round house, killing John A. Schultz of Saginaw, and fatally injuring John Rice and Link French. The roundhouse was wrecked. [CCA-1891-0219]

1917. The MC had a agent/operator here during the day shift. [TRT]

Industry

• H. Stephens & Company - lumber mills (xxxx-1884-xxxx )