Station: Breckenridge, MI

Breckenridge was settled about 1860 in Gratiot County. The railroad came through here in 1872 and a mill was established. The town became an incorporated village in 1908. [MPN].

Breckenridge is located about six miles east of St. Louis and was on the Pere Marquette railroad.

Photo Info: Top, a view of the PM Breckenridge depot. [Robert McNeill collection]. 2nd image, the Pere Marquette depot in Breckenridge, in 1971. 3rd photo, the same depot in January, 1976. 4th photo, another view of the depot in 1976. [2-4 from Charlie Whipp], 5th photo, a 2004 view of the depot which has been moved and is now a private residence. [Alan Loftis]

Notes

Time Line

1970's. At Breckenridge, the C&O dispatcher had an "annunciator" microphone up on a pole where we could get audio over the dispatchers line of a passing train. [DH]