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Station: Metamora, MI
Metamora was first settled about 1843 when an inn was constructed here. A store was added in 1850. In 1885, this town became a station on the Detroit and Bay City railroad (later MC). Metamora became a village in 1885. [MPN]
Metamora was about seven miles south of Lapeer in southwest Lapeer County.
Photo Info: Top, the MC depot at Metamora which a train in front. Note the lower quadrant train order/block signal showing clear to this train and stop to any northbound train. [Alan Loftis collection]. 2nd photo, another more recent photo of the MC depot at Metamora. [T.J. Gaffney collection]. 3rd photo, New York Central train BD-2 meets brain TB-10 at the north end of the passing track at Metamora in October, 1956. [Ernie Novak photo, Charlie Whipp collection]
Notes
Time Line
1874. Metamora, on the Detroit & Bay City railroad has a population of about 200, two stores, one drug store, one wagon ship, two blacksmith shops, one shoe shop and one wheat house. At this point, being half way [between Detroit and Bay City], the freight trains on the railroad meet and the passengers and train hands take dinner. [DFP-18p74-0402]
1917, The MC had an agent-operator here around-the-clock. [TRT]
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