Station: Nathan, MI

Nathan was located in western Menominee County and was a logging center when it was settled about 1895. It was about 10 miles south of Faithorn. Nathan was also known as Wittmund for a time. [MPN] The town was on the Wisconsin & Michigan railroad main line which extended north into the iron range near Norway and Iron Mountain.

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1900. The town of Nathan, Mich. was practically wiped out in a forest fire, entailing a large loss of lumber stock. The W&M ran a special train up the line Sunday to rescue the fire stricken people in the small villages along the road. All inhabitants of the towns of Ames and Nathan were taken to Pembine for safety. It is said that the W&M passenger which left Marinette was unable to get further north than Fisher, where a heroic effort saved the town.[DFP-1900-0501]