Station: Deckerville, MI

Deckerville was settled in 1865 and a village was formed in 1870 in northeast Sanilac County. The town was incorporated as a village in 1893. [MPN]

Deckerville was located on the Port Huron & Northwestern railroad about six miles northwest of Carsonville.

Photo Info: Top, the large elevator at Deckerville and the PM depot across the tracks. Note the interesting brick office structure attached to the elevator. [CMUL]. 2nd photo, the PM depot at Deckerville taken in 1986. [Bruce Vanderwarker]. 3rd photo, a 2003 photo of the depot which has been restored. [Alan Loftis]

Notes

Time Line

1898. The F&PM had an agent/operator here and passenger trains stopped regularly. There was a 35-car passing track here.

1908. February 6. The southbound train on the Pere Marquette railroad which left Port Huron at 6:50 a.m. yesterday is stalled in the snow two miles north of Bad Axe.

The train arrived at Bad Axe at noon today, after having been in a drift all night. The train was turned around and started back for Port Huron, following a snow plow. Near McGregor the plow became stalled and the passenger train was then backed to this place where it will probably remain all night. On this trail is the body of Mrs. Crockelaty, who died at Tyre Friday morning. The casket was taken to the depot yesterday and as there was no train out all day it remained there throughout the night. The body will be taken to Croswell where the funeral was to have been held yesterday. [DFP-1908-0207].