Clio Depot
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Jagman714
N 43° 10.656 W 083° 44.239
17T E 277523 N 4784175
Clio Depot is located at West Vienna Rd at CSX tracks
Clio, Genesee County, Mi.
Waymark Code: WMYY6
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 11/18/2006
Views: 31
In 1862 the Flint Pere Marquette Railroad built its original 26.1-mile section of track from Saginaw to Mount Morris. It selected Clio, originally known as Varna, as a railroad station location. The area around Varna was covered with white pine. The railroad thrived on the shipment of logs, lumber and wood products. In 1873, Varna changed its name to Clio and this frame depot was built. As the surrounding forests were cleared, rich farmland became available. By 1881, Clio had a population of 550 and boasted a blacksmith shop, a flour mill, a shingle mill, a grain elevator and numerous general stores. Between 1880 and 1915, as many as eight passenger trains stopped at the station each day and hundreds of carloads of freight were shipped each year. The station was used by the railroads until 1960. In 1977 it was purchased by the Clio Area Historical Association.
Historical Name: Flint Pere Marquette Railroad
Description:
Loging was big back then.
Parking nearby?: yes
D/T ratings: 
Registered Site #: 586
Historical Date: Not listed
website: Not listed
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