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Station: Mendon, MI
Mendon was settled in north central St. Joseph County about 1829. It was incorporated as a village in 1875. [MPN]
Mendon was on the Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad which ran between Fort Wayne, Indiana and Mackinaw City. Mendon is about 14 miles north of Sturgis.
Photo Info: Top, the Grand Rapids & Indiana depot in Mendon. [Alan Loftis collection]. 2nd photo, a wider view of the depot and nearby water tower. 3rd photo, another view of the depot. [St. Joseph County Historical Society collection]
Notes
The GR&I had a large water tower here.
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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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