Station: Croswell, MI

Croswell was founded about 1845 with a sawmill being built on the banks of the Black River here. [MPN]

Croswell was located on the Port Huron & Northwestern about ten miles south of Carsonville in Sanilac County.

Photo Info: Top, the PM depot and water tower in Crosswell after the turn of the century. [CMUL][Alan Loftis collection]. 2nd photo, PM #17, a GE "doodlebug", at Croswell in 1915. [TJ Gaffney collection]

Notes

Time Line

1881. The PH&NW railway is putting down a test well at the station, and if successful, they propose putting up a windmill and tank for watering trains. If the well proves a failure, they will put the wind mill on the Black river and force the water to the station. [PHTH-1881-0727]

1898. Croswell was a station stop for passenger trains and had a daytime agent/operator. The passing track was 59-cars long and the station had coal and water facilities for locomotives.

1890. May 22. The F&PM station building in Croswell was struck by lightning Thursday night and burned to the ground. The agent saved the telegraph instruments. [DFP-1890-0524]

1890. August 16. The new F&PM depot at Croswell will be ready for occupation by the 20th. [DFP-1890-0816]

1898 SNAPSHOT: There were two first class passenger trains from Port Huron to Sand Beach, one arriving at 11:35 am and one at 5:33 pm. There was a third class northbound "local" train which arrived at 6:05 am leaving at 6:20 am. There were the same number of southbound trains, arriving at 8:53 am and 4:50 pm, with the local at 1:30 pm.

Industry

• Sanilac Sugar Refining Company