South Rockwood was settled about 1863 in northeast Monroe County. It became a village in 1955. [MPN] The village was a station on the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, Michigan Central and Detroit & Toledo Shore Line railroads.
Image Info: Top, this is the MC depot at South Rockwood in a railroad valuation photo. [CMUL]. 2nd image, a view of two water towers at South Rockwood in 1913. [UML]. 3rd image, this is was identified as the Detroit, Monroe & Toledo depot at South Rockwood in 1910. The DM&T was a predecessor to the Lake Shore branch from Toledo to Detroit. [Jim Pershing Collection]
The D&TSL had a water tower and section house here. A facing point crossover here was installed in 1967. [EFI]
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