Sherman was an unincorporated hamlet in Wexford County, located on what later became M-37 about 1.8 miles northeast of Messick. The town was apparently reached by a branch or logging line off the Toledo, Ann Arbor and Northern from the Messick area.
It was also served by the Manistee & North Eastern, which crossed the AA under its grade. [MCR-1904 p.9]
1890. The Detroit Free Press noted that Sherman was "quite an old town", having been laid out years ago but now brought into "railroad communication" with the outer world. It is the home of H. B. Sturtevant, of Gilbert & Sturtevant merchants. [DFP-1890-0104]
1900. This is a telegraph station on the Ann Arbor railroad. [OG-1900]
1903. Chief Engineer Hubbell of the M&NE says the road will be built to Sherman this year, and eventually will become a through route from Lake Michigan to Lake Huron, making it an important transportation line. [DFP-1903-0430]
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