Boon was established as a railroad location on the Toledo, Ann Arbor and Northern railroad when it came through Wexford County in 1888. [MPN] Boon was located at milepost 237.8, which was about 12 miles south (east) of Yuma where the line currently ends.
Photo Info: Top, a photo of the Boon Depot around 1910. [Stoner collection, UMB]. 2nd photo a railroad shed at Boon. This may have been a section house. [CMUKL]
1890. The Detroit Free Press reported that Boon had a population of about 600. Matieva & Herkimer had a large mercantile establishment here, and there are eight charcoal kilns and three saw-mills in the place. The timber adjacent is mostly hard maple. [DFP-1890-0104]
1900. This is a telegraph station on the Ann Arbor railroad. [OG-1900]
1918. The AARR had a day station agent here. [TRT]
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