Station: South Haven, MI

South Haven was settled about 1831 on Lake Michigan in northwest Van Buren County. A sawmill was built here in 1850. The town became a village in 1869 and a city in 1902. [MPN]

Photo info: Top, the MC South Haven depot around 1920. [CMUL]. 2nd photo, the MC depot at South Haven in a postcard view. 3rd photo, the same depot with a train and small water tower in the background. [TJ Gaffney collection]. 4th photo, a 2003 shot of the same depot. [Alan Loftis]

Notes

Time Line

1881. June 29. The Michigan Central engine-house at South Haven has been burned, causing a loss of $10,000. [NWM-1881-0629]

1917. The MC had an operator-clerk here on the day shift. [TRT]