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Station: Watervliet, MI
Watervliet was located on the Pere Marquette main line in the northeast corner of Berrien county. A sawmill was built here in 1833. It was also known as Waterford for a time. It was incorporated as a village in 1891 and a city in 1924. [MPN]
Photo info: Top, a postcard view of the PM depot at Watervliet. 2nd photo, a 1970's view of the depot. [Charles Geletzke Jr.]. 3rd photo, the same depot in 2003. [Alan Loftis]
Notes
Time Line
1905. The PM builds a new water station at Watervliet, replacing an older facility. [PMAR-1905]
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
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