Station: Lincoln, MI  (West Harrisville)

Lincoln, originally known as West Harrisville, was settled in 1885 on the original main line of the Detroit, Bay City & Alpena Railroad.  It was renamed Lincoln in 1899 and became a village in 1907.  [MPN]

Photo credit:  Top, an early view of the Lincoln depot. An Illinois Central flat car with a farm tractor has arrived here. 2nd and 3rd photos of the same depot, repurposed were taken in 2005.  [Alan Loftis photo].

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Time Line

1901. The D&M built a cutoff along Lake Huron to Harrisville. After that point, the line through Lincoln became a branch line and rail service north of Lincoln was abandoned. The town was reached for another 30 years as a branch from Lincoln Junction.