Station: Sparta, MI

Sparta MI depot C&O Sparta Freight HouseSparta MI depotSparta was founded in 1848 and first called Nashville. It became a village in 1883. The town was renamed Sparta Center and then Sparta in 1885. [MPN] Sparta was a crossing of the Pere Marquette line north to Baldwin and the east-west Grand Trunk Western line to Muskegon.

Photo Info: Top, the TS&M depot (later GTW) at Sparta in the early 1900's. The arriving train is  loading passengers. [Charlie Whipp collection]. 2nd photo,the Sparta freight house in 1977 [Charles Geletzke Jr.], 3rd photo, the passenger depot in 2004. [Alan Loftis]


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Time Line

1917. The GTW had an agent here during the day shift. [TRT]

Bibliography

The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:

  • [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
  • [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
  • [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
  • [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
  • [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI

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