Bailey was settled about 1865 in eastern Muskegon County. [MPN] It became a station stop on the Chicago & West Michigan (later PM/C&O) on their line from Grand Rapids north.
Image info: Top, a view of the Chicago & West Michigan depot before the turn of the century. [UML]
1905. The PM builds enlarged stock yards at Bailey. [PMAR-1905]
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