Pigeon Depot
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N 43° 49.727 W 083° 16.178
17T E 317509 N 4855360
Located on the east side of Main Street (Pigeon Road/M-142), between Michigan Avenue and the railroad tracks. Plentiful parking at the depot.
Waymark Code: WMVJW
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2006
Views: 8
The Pigeon Depot was constructed in 1908 and served two railroad lines. In 1883 the Pontiac, Oxford and Port Austin Railroad, a north-south line, had been extended to Caseville and a depot was built at Berne, one mile north of here. Around 1886 the Saginaw, Tuscola and Huron Railroad built tracks through the Tamarack Swamp and crossed the north-south line at this point. This railroad stop became known as Berne Junction. Berne's population quickly dwindled as people moved to the junction where they established Pigeon in 1888. The Pontiac, Oxford and Port Austin line became the Pontiac, Oxford and Northern and later the Grand Trunk Railroad. The Saginaw, Tuscola and Huron was absorbed by the Pere Marquette Railroad and then by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. The Pigeon Depot presently serves as the Pigeon Historical Society Museum.
Parking nearby?: yes
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website: [Web Link]
Registered Site #: Local Site #1439
Historical Date: Not listed
Historical Name: Not listed
Description: Not listed
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