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Station: Port Austin, MI
Port Austin was settled about 1839 as a location of a sawmill on Lake Huron in Huron County. It was the county seat from 1865 to 1875. The town is 18 miles north of Bad Axe. It was known by various names such as Dwightville, Austin's Dock and Austin's Port in the early days. The town became a village in 1887.
Image info: A view of the PM depot at Port Austin in the early 1900's. [CMUL]
Notes
In 1898, the F&PM had a station agent here, as well as water the coal facilities for locomotives. Three trains were scheduled here daily, except Sunday. There was no service on Sunday.
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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