Station: South Range, MI

South Range is a town on M-28 about eight miles southwest of Houghton. This town was located amid several mine locations and mining companies. South Range was about 1/2 mile south of Painesdale Junction (Mill Mine Junction). The town was settled in 1902 and became a village in 1906. [MPN]

Photo Info: Top, the Copper Range depot at South Range in the early 1900's. [Mark Worrall collection]. 2nd photo, a Copper Range mixed train passes the South Range depot. Note the cow crossing the tracks.  [Robert Platt photo, UWM library] 3rd image, a Sanborn insurance map view of the South Range combination freight and passenger depot in 1917. A feed, flour and feruit produce warehouse was across the track. [SBM]

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Time Line

1902. The COPR builds a new station in South Range. [MCR-1903]

1913. October. There was considerable shooting in the business portion of the village of South Range. Militia restored order. [LSJ-1913-1027]

1913. November 19. The wires of the Copper Rane railroad and the Western Union telegraph wires were cut at Ricedale and between Mill Mine Junction and South Range. In consequence, train service was delayed several hours. [DFP-1913-1119]