- Details
- Hits: 3541
Station: South Haven, MI
South Haven was settled about 1831 on Lake Michigan in northwest Van Buren County. A sawmill was built here in 1850. The town became a village in 1869 and a city in 1902. [MPN]
Photo info: Top, the MC South Haven depot around 1920. [CMUL]. 2nd photo, the MC depot at South Haven in a postcard view. 3rd photo, the same depot with a train and small water tower in the background. [TJ Gaffney collection]. 4th photo, a 2003 shot of the same depot. [Alan Loftis]
Notes
Time Line
1881. June 29. The Michigan Central engine-house at South Haven has been burned, causing a loss of $10,000. [NWM-1881-0629]
1917. The MC had an operator-clerk here on the day shift. [TRT]
Bibliography
The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:
- [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
- [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
- [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
- [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
- [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI