Moorland was settled about 1857 as a sawmill settlement. In 1888 the Toledo, Saginaw & Muskegon Railroad (later GTW) came through and it became a station stop. [MPN] The town was located about 12 miles east of downtown Muskegon.
Image info: An view of the depot at Moorland, now abandoned. [CMUL]
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