Station: Breedsville, MI

PM Breedsveld MI DepotBreedsville was founded about 1835 in north central Van Buren County. It was a lumbertown and had a sawmill. The town became a village in 1883. [MPN]

Breedsville was located on the Pere Marquette main line about three miles northeast of Bangor.

Photo info: The PM depot at Breedsville with a passenger train being loaded in front. This appears to be photographed in the early 1920's. [Alan Loftis collection]

Notes


Time Line

1949. The C&O passing siding here is removed as a part of their CTC project between Porter, IN and Lamar (Grand Rapids). [RSE-1949-04]

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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