Station: Spring Lake, MI

Spring Lake was the location of an early mill on a point of land outside of Grand Haven in Ottawa County. It was first called Hopkins Mill, then Mill Point. It was renamed Spring Lake in 1867 and incorporated as a village in 1869. [MPN] 

Spring Lake was a station on the Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee railroad (later GTW) about two miles east of Ferrysburg in northwest Ottawa County. 

Photo Info: Top, an early photo of the GT depot at Spring Lake. [CMUL]. 2nd photo, another view of the depot. [Alan Loftis]. 3rd photo, the interurban bridge over the GTW railroad east of Spring Lake. Note that the bridge allows for double track on the GTW. 4th photo, the GRGH&M interurban depot at Spring Lake.

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Time Line

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