Station: Milford, MI

Milford was settled about 1827 in southwest Oakland County. It became a village in 1869. [MPN]

Milford was a station on the Pere Marquette's line from Plymouth to Flint. It is located about four miles north of Wixom.

Photo Info: Top, a northbound passenger train is stopped at the Milford depot. [Robert McNeill collection]. 2nd image, the PM depot at Milford with a passenger train approaching. 3rd photo, an early view of the same depot. 4th photo, a 2004 shot of the former depot, now used as part of a lumber yard. [All, Alan Loftis collection]

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Time Line

1883. January. The Union School at Milford burns. [AAN-1884-0109]

1898: Milford was a regular passenger train stop for the F&PM railway. The town also had water facilities for locomotives and had a 55-car passing track. The station had a day agent during this period.