Station: Montague, MI

PM Montaguee MI DepotMontague was settled about 1855 in northwest Muskegon County. It was incorporated as a village in 1883 and became a city in 1935.

Montague was located on the Pere Marquette branch line from Muskegon north to Hart and Pentwater. It is adjacent to White Lake and the two cities shared a depot.

Photo Info: The restored former Pere Marquette depot which served the sister cities of Montague and Whitehall. In 2003. [Alan Loftis]


Notes


Time Line

1871. A long side track has been put in on the Lake Shore railroad. [BUC-1871-0810]

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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