Station: Fosters, MI

Fosters was settled about 1831 and later became a station stop on the Grand Trunk Western railroad which ran between Durand and Saginaw. Fosters was about eight miles south of downtown Saginaw.

Notes

The station was named after Gardner Foster, a well known farmer here. [SCH-1893-0921]

Time Line

1888. June. M.S. Stewart of Flint has been awarded the contract by the TS&M for the erection of five new depot, one in each of the following places: Foster's, Taymouth, Montrose, Lennon and Brent Creek. [SAG-1888-0601]

1914. February 6. A head on collision on the GTW near here kills three and injures three.  ICC Report [PDF]