Station: LaRoque, MI

D&M La Roque MI Depot DM Depot at LaRoque MILaRoque was established about 1895 when the Detroit & Mackinac railroad built northwest from here, taking over the Alpena & Northern railroad. The townsite was also known as Hawks. The original A&N line turned southwest from here to Valentine Lake in Montmorency County. Within the next 10 years, the pine was depleted and the line from Valentine Lake was pulled up first to May Lake and then the remainder of the way - leaving the D&M main line to extend to Cheboygan as the main route. In a D&M timetable, the town is still listed as LaRoque in 1905.

Photo Info: Top, an early view of the D&M depot at LaRocque. [CMUL]. 2nd photo, a winter view of the D&M depot at LaRocque, aka Hawks. [Frank Anderson collection]


Notes

The name "Hawks" may have been named after J.D. Hawks, the Vice President and General Manager of the Detroit & Mackinac railroad. He was a resident of Detroit.


Time Line

1927. The D&M had a daytime operator at the LaRocque (Hawks) depot. [ETT-1927]

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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