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Station: Eagle, MI
Eagle is a village in southwest Clinton County. It was settled in 1834. It was incorporated as a village in 1873. [MPN]
The town was on the Pere Marquette's original Detroit to Ionia main line, which became a branch line when the line was rerouted from Grand Ledge west to Grand Rapids.
Photo info: The PM depot at Eagle. [Alan Loftis collection]
Notes
Time Line
1873. The depot at Eagle is built by the DL&N. [I&L]
1942. The depot is town down. [I&L]
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