Station: Elmwood, MI

Elmwood was originally called Paint River when the Chicago & Northwestern railroad opened a station here in western Iron County. The station was renamed Elmwood in 1898. It was located on their line between Iron River and Watersmeet, about 14 rail miles east of Watersmeet. [MPN]

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Time Line

1887. The new division of the C&NW known as the Iron River railroad, which runs from Iron River to Watersmeet, a distance of thirty-six miles, was formally opened on Thursday. The stations are Iron River, Beechwood, Hemlock, Elmwood, Tamarack and Watersmeet. [PHTH-1887-0902]

1887.  Water tower falls on section crew here, killing 8-10 workers. A traveling miner looking for work in Iron River, stopped in Elmwood and was invited to join a section crew at Elmwood for lunch. The group of 11 sat in the shade of the water tank, which suddenly fell over onto them, killing six instantly and seriously injuring the others. [DD-1887-0820]

1889.  The Lieutenant Governor of Michigan was killed in a derailment on January 28, 1889 near Elmwood. Two others were killed when the train jumped the track. The lieutenant governor and others were inspecting mines in the upper peninsula. The derailment was likely caused by a defective truck or car wheel, but as the coach is now a complete wrect the exact reason for the disaster may not be known. The coach was tragged a distance of about 500 feet until it struck a stump, completly shattering the coach. [SJH-1889-0126]

1918. The C&NW had an agent operator here on the day shift. [TRT]

1919. September. The first shipment of sheep to leave Iron county for the Chicago markets left Friday morning. Nine carloads, comprising a special train containing about 1,200 sheep were shipped over the C&NW railroad. The sheep will be unloaded south of Milwaukee where they will be fed and kept until Monday when they will be placed upon the Chicago market. This shipment is part of the herd which Mr. Fox has had at Elmwood for the past two months. The sheep have thrived and were fat and in excellent condition when they left. [DD-1919-0920]