Station: Akron, MI

Akron was settled in northwest Tuscola County about 1854. It became a station on the Saginaw, Tuscola & Huron railroad when it came through in 1882. The town was incorporated as a village in 1910. [MPN]

Akron was the crossing of the north-south Pere Marquette (later C&O/CSX/HE) line from Saginaw to Bad Axe, and the Detroit, Bay City & Western line from Bay City south to Port Huron.

Image info: Top, the C&O depot at Akron in 1975. [Ron Hageimister/Jim Slater collection]. 2nd photo, the depot at Akron in better times. 3rd photo, a view of the Detroit, Bay City & Western train at the Akron crossing. 4th photo, another view of the depot with an arriving train. [Both, Alan Loftis collection]. 5th photo, a 1972 view. [Charles Geletzke Jr.]

Notes

Time Line

1916. The railroad has a station agent at this location. [MCR-1916]

Industry

• Handy Brothers Coal mine. New shaft sunk in 1908. 100 miners employed. [DFP-1908-0330]