Bellevue, in southwest Eaton County, was settled in 1832 with the spelling of Bellevue, It was changed to Bellevue in 1841, incorporated as a village in 1867. [MPN]
The town was a station stop on the Grand Trunk Western main line about 12 miles southwest of Charlotte, the county seat.
Image info: Top and 2nd photos, early photos of the GTW Bellevue depot with the tower in place. [Alan Loftis Collection]. 3rd photo, another view of the GTW depot here. [UML]. 4th image, Grand Trunk 2314 leads a three car passenger train which has stopped to take on and discharge passengers at the depot. The locomotive appears to be a 4-4-0 which was common for passenger trains around the turn of the century. The "tower" behind the depot is actually part of the structure itself. It may have been used as a watch tower for the crossing guard who was posted at the nearby road crossing. The train order/block signal indicates "proceed" for the passenger train and "stop" for opposing traffic. [Alan Loftis Collection] 5th photo, the depot after the tower was removed and other modifications made. [Alan Loftis Collection]
6th image, the restored Bellevue depot in 2003. [Alan Loftis]
1917. The Grand Trunk had an agent here during the day, along with telegraph operators around the clock. [TRT]
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