Brown City was settled about 1879 as a station on the Port Huron & Northwestern railroad in southwest Sanilac County. The town was incorporated as a village in 1887 and a city in 1907. [MPN]
Brown City is about ten miles southeast of Marlette.
Photo Info: Top, a view of the PM depot at Brown City. [CMUL]. 2nd photo, a Pere Marquette passenger train stops to pick up passengers at Brown City. 3rd photo, a similar photo at Brown City. [Alan Loftis collection]
1977. The agency was closed in January, 1977 at Brown City. A mobile agent out of Croswell handled Brown City and Yale. [DH]
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