Station: Kingston, MI

GTW Kingston MI Depot GTW Kingston MI Depot GTW Kingston MI DepotKingston was settled in Tuscola County about 1857 and became an incorporated village in 1893. The town was located on the Pontiac, Oxford & Northern (later GTW) railroad about three miles south of Wilmot and seven miles north of Clifford.

Photo info: Top, a 1950's photo of the GTW PO&N branch at Kingston, taken from atop a string of boxcars on an adjacent siding. [Bill Miller/TJ Gaffney collection]. 2nd photo, a track crew stops for a photo near the station. [Alan Loftis collection]. 3rd photo, a 2003 photo of the restored depot. [Alan Loftis].


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Time Line

1917. The GTW had an agent here during the day shift. [TRT]

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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