Station: Pierson, MI

GRI Pierson Depot GRI Pierson MI Depot GRI Pierson MI Depot Pierson ice storage house MIGN train at Pierson, MIPierson was settled about 1856 in western Montcalm County. The town was incorporated as a village in 1873. [MPN]

Pierson was located on the Grand Rapids & Indiana main line running from Grand Rapids north to Mackinaw City, specifically about five miles south of Howard City.

Image Info: Top, a passenger train stops at the Pierson depot. Note the scale in front of the depot which is used for weighing luggage and express shipments. [CMUL]. 2nd photo, the GR&I depot at Pierson with a passenger train loading. 3rd photo, the same depot in a blurry photo. There appears to be another structure behind the depot, perhaps a water tower. [Both, Alan Loftis collection]. 4th image a view of the Hiram Collins ice house on the east shore of Wood Lake, in 1870. Wood Lake is 1.5 miles north of Pierson. 5th image, a lash up of Michigan Northern 1501, 1554 and 2037 leads a southbound train through Pierson on December 23, 1977. [Greg Bunce]

 


Notes


Time Line

1900. August 15. A wreck on the GR&I at Pierson is caused by operator error, killing six.

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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