Watton was a station stop on the DSS&A line between Nestoria and Sidnaw. It was located five miles east of Sidnaw in Baraga County, in Section 19, T48N-R34W. The railroad had a short passing track here. [DSSM]
Photo Info: Watton depot around 1910. Baraga Historical Society.
1931. March. The Ford Motor Company Camp 4 at Watton, which operated this past winter by Logger Turpenen, was closed last Saturday when the last load of logs was hauled to the landing on the St. Paul railroad. Mr. Turpenen took out six million feet of logs, 65,000 cords of hardwood and 5,000 ties besides a considerable amount of pulp wood. The hardwood logs were shipped to Iron Mountain and the hemlock to L'Anse. [WAK-1931-0328]
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