Station: Kibbie, MI

MC Kibbie Depot Kibble depot Kibbie was organized when the Kalamazoo & South Haven came through here in 1870. [MPN] The town, in the northwest corner of Van Buren County, was located about four miles east of South Haven.

Photo Info: Top, a 1920 railroad valuation photo of the Kibbie Depot. [CMUL]. 2nd photo, a different shot of the K&SH depot at Kibble.


Notes

This depot was an American Express agency. You could purchase money orders, exchange drafts, buy travelers checks, obtain letters of credit and make telegraph transfers, according to the sign.

The semaphore train order signal was located at the next adjacent building.


Time Line

 

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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