Somerset Center was settled around 1833 in the northeast corner of Hillsdale County. [MPN] It was a station stop on the Detroit, Hillsdale & Southwestern railroad which later became the Ypsilanti Branch of the New York Central.
Image info: Top, the DH&SW depot and elevator at Somerset Center with a train loading in front. Note the old train order semaphores on this line. [UML]. 2nd image, another close up view of the depot.
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