Tekonsha was settled in 1832. The railroad came through here in 1871 and the town became a village in 1877. [MPN] It became a station on the Air Line division of the Michigan Central, between Jackson and Three Rivers. The town was located about 10 miles west of Homer in south central Calhoun County.
Image info: Top, a railroad valuation photo of the Tekonsha depot around 1918. Note that this depot formerly had a train signal board but the hole is now boarded up. [CMUL]. 2nd photo, an early photo of the Tekonsha depot. [Tekonsha Library]. 3rd photo, an article from Tekonsha in 1874. [DFP-1874-0818]
1907. January 22. Edward Blackburn, 35, was crushed to death under the tender of his own engine in a MC freight train wreck in front of the Air Line depot at midnight. His body was not found until 8 hours later and remained there until a wrecking outfit arrived. Blackburn was on Train No. 56, an eastbound special freight train which collided with eastbound Train 54 which was backing into a siding. It was said that No. 56 was running upwords of 40 mph. A horse car was overturned and several horses were also killed. [SAG-1907-0122]
1917. The MC had an agent-operator here two shifts per day. [TRT]
1920. On the Michigan Central Air Line Branch, this is a passenger, freight and express agency joint with the American Railway Express Company. Interline tickets are issued. G. F. Middleton is the agent. The telegraph call sign is "SH". [MCOAS]
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