Station: Horton, MI (Jackson County)

LSMS Horton MI DepotLSMS Horton MI DepotHorton was settled in southwest Jackson County about 1832. A flour mill was built here in 1842 and the village patted in 1844. The town was called Baldwin Hills and Baldwin's but renamed Horton in 1874.

It was a station on the Fort Wayne & Jackson railroad line about four miles northeast of Hanover.

Photo Info: Top, an old photo of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern depot at Horton. [Alan Loftis collection]. 2nd photo, a 2003 view of the depot, now used as a party store. [Alan Loftis]


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Time Line

1882. Frank Dusenberry, a brakeman on the Fort Wayne & Jackson railroad, tried to get on the rear end of his train while it was backing, slipped and was run over and instantly killed at Horton about 7 o'clock this evening March 13. He made his home in Horton. [DFP-1882-0314]

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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