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Station: Rogersville, MI
Rogersville was founded about 1846 in northeast Genesee County. A Pere Marquette station was established in 1873 along their branch line to Otter Lake. The town was named Whitesburg in 1895 and changed back to Rogersville in 1897. It was also known on the F&PM as Rogers in 1898.
Image info: An early view of the PM depot at Rogersville. [CMUL]
Notes
Time Line
1898. The passing siding here had a capacity of 8 cars. [ETT-1898]
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