Station: Addison, MI

Addison MI Depot Addison MI DepotAddison was founded in 1835 when a grist mill was built here. It was also known as Manitou, Brayton Brown, Peru, Brownell's Mills, Jackson's Mills and Harrison. It was renamed Addison in 1851. It became a village in Lenawee County in 1893. [MPN]

Addison had a water tower which was located just west of the river. (See photo).

Photo Info: Top, a postcard view of the DT&M depot at Addison. [David McNeill collection]. 2nd photo, an eastbound DT&M passenger train arriving at the Addison depot. Note the water tower here. [Dale Berry collection] 


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Time Line

1883. About all the men employed on the Michigan and Ohio railroad bed near Addison have struck. They are  mostly foreigners imported from large cities and claim they were to get $1.50 per day, but were cut down to $1.25. [


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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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