Station: Watervliet, MI

Watervliet was located on the Pere Marquette main line in the northeast corner of Berrien county. A sawmill was built here in 1833. It was also known as Waterford for a time. It was incorporated as a village in 1891 and a city in 1924. [MPN]

Photo info: Top, a postcard view of the PM depot at Watervliet. 2nd photo, a 1970's view of the depot. [Charles Geletzke Jr.]. 3rd photo, the same depot in 2003. [Alan Loftis]

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Time Line

1905. The PM builds a new water station at Watervliet, replacing an older facility. [PMAR-1905]

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