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Station: Ceresco, MI
Ceresco was founded in 1830 and became a station stop on the Michigan Central railroad when it came through here. The townsite was platted in 1838 and had a saw mill and a stone flour mill. [MPN] The DT&M also passed through here on its line between Battle Creek and Marshall.
Photo info: The former Ceresco depot. [Alan Loftis Collection]
Notes
Time Line
1917. The MC had a dedicated freight agent here, who wasn't an operator. [TRT]
1920. On the Michigan Central, this is a passenger, freight and express agency joint with the American Railway Express Company. C. P. Johnson is the agent. [MCOAS]
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