Station: Michigan Center, MI

Michigan Center Interurban Crossover Michigan Center MI Interurban DepotMichigan Center was settled about 1834 here, about five miles east of downtown Jackson in Jackson County. The town was named because it was supposedly located in the east-west center of the State of Michigan. [MPN]

It was a station stop on the Michigan Central main line as well as one of the interurban lines between Jackson and Grass Lake.

Photo Info: Top, the interurban overhead crossing near Michigan Center in a postcard view. 2nd photo, a 2003 photo of the former interurban depot at Michigan Center. [Alan Loftis]


Notes

The Detroit, Jackson & Chicago had a siding here as well as a station. [CERA-103]


Time Line

1914. July 14. Two interurban cars collide head-on near Michigan Center, killing 2 and injuring 15. ICC Report [PDF]

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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