Dalton was settled in Muskegon County about 1859. It began as a sawmill settlement. It was also known as Dalton Mills and Dalton Station. [MPN] Dalton was on the Chicago & West Michigan (later PM/C&O) line to Pentwater about 10 miles southeast of White Lake.
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