Station: Northville, MI

PM Northville MI Depot PM Northville MI Depot PM Northville MI Depot Interurban Northville MI Depot Northville was founded in 1825 and a grist mill was established here in 1826. [MPN] The town, which became a village in 1867 and a city in 1955 straddles both Oakland and Wayne counties, however the Pere Marquette depot was located in Wayne County.

Photo info: Top, the Pere Marquette depot at Northville, Michigan.  This depot burned down in 1968. 2nd photo, the same depot from a trackside view. [Both, Alan Loftis collection]. 3rd photo, a view of the depot under C&O ownership in 1972.  [Charles Geletzke Jr.]  4th photo, the interurban depot at Northville, operated by the Detroit United Railways. [Alan Loftis collection]


Notes


Time Line

1898: The Flint & Pere Marquette railway had a daytime station agent here. It was a regular station stop. They also had a water station for locomotives here.

 

 

Station: Northville, MI

PM Northville MI Depot PM Northville MI Depot PM Northville MI Depot Interurban Northville MI Depot Northville was founded in 1825 and a grist mill was established here in 1826. [MPN] The town, which became a village in 1867 and a city in 1955 straddles both Oakland and Wayne counties, however the Pere Marquette depot was located in Wayne County.

Photo info: Top, the Pere Marquette depot at Northville, Michigan.  This depot burned down in 1968. 2nd photo, the same depot from a trackside view. [Both, Alan Loftis collection]. 3rd photo, a view of the depot under C&O ownership in 1972.  [Charles Geletzke Jr.]  4th photo, the interurban depot at Northville, operated by the Detroit United Railways. [Alan Loftis collection]


Notes


Time Line

1898: The Flint & Pere Marquette railway had a daytime station agent here. It was a regular station stop. They also had a water station for locomotives here.

 

 

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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