Historical Markers in Michigan

Historical Markers Database Michigan

Adrian   Lenawee   History of Kiwanis Trail and Trestle Park

       

        

Alden   Antrim   10670 Coy St @Museum   PM   Pere Marquette Railroad Depot   Alden Depot Museum Web Page     

 

        

Ann Arbor   Washtenaw   401 Depot St   Michigan Central   Gandy Dancer   Michigan Central Railroad Depot             

 

Ann Arbor   Washtenaw   987 Broadway St   Early Power and Transportation

  

Ann Arbor   Washtenaw   1024 Maiden Ln      Indian Trails, Roads, and Trains 

       

Ann Arbor   Washtenaw   350 S Main St   Ann Arbor Streetcars   

  

Ann Arbor   Washtenaw   122 W Liberty St   The Ann Arbor Railroad   

  

Ann Arbor   Washtenaw   116 W Huron St   From Interurbans To Buses     

 

        

Battle Creek   Michigan Central Railroad Depot   Michigan Central      44 McCamly St S @ Clara's on the River

 

     

Bay City   Bay   1000 Adams St   Pere Marquette   Cross Country Connections   PM Depot Bay City History

 

Bay City      Train Traffic Control Shack Informational Kiosk      500 Center Ave

 

        

        

        

Belding    Ionia   140 Gibson St   Pere Marquette Railway Depot   Pere Marquette   Fred Meijer Flat River Valley Trail

 

     

       

         

Bellevue   Eaton   218 E Mill St   Bellevue Gothic Mill

 

Blissfield   Lenawee   460 Beagle Rd   Erie & Kalamazoo Rail Road / Rail Road     

 

Blissfield   Lenawee   N Main St & Beagle Rd   Erie & Kalamazoo Railroad     

 

        

Bloomingdale   Van Buren   100 W Kalamazoo St   Bloomingdale Depot / Kalamazoo and South Haven Railroad   MC  Bloomingdale Depot Museum     

 

Boyne  City   Charlevoix   112 S Park St @Stiggs Brewing Co   Railroad Office Building     

 

Boyne City   Charlevoix   1 Water Street   The Railroad Roundhouse       

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Breckinridge   Gratiot   M46/E Saginaw   Saginaw and Gratiot County State Road / Saginaw Valley and St. Louis Railroad     

 

Brighton   Livingston   500 W Main St   Railroad Repair Gang Brighton's Victorian Silhouettes     

 

        

Cadillac   Wexford   130 W Cass St    Shay Locomotive   Cadillac-Soo Lumber #3   Shay 2-Truck  rgusrail.com/micsl3

 

        

        

Capac   St Clair   401 E Kempf Rd @M21   Capac's Early Railroad Depots/The Fourth Capac Depot     

 

Caseville   Huron   6553 M-25   An Original 56# Rail     

 

Caspian   Iron   Brady Ave   Apple Blossom Trail     

 

Caspian   Iron   100 Brady Ave @Iron County Historical Museum   Chicago & Northwestern Railway      

 

Caspian   Iron   100 Brady Ave @Iron County Historical Museum   Narrow Gauge Underground Electric Train      

 

       

  

Charlevoix   Charlevoix   307 Chicago Ave   Charlevoix Depot   C&WM    museum    

 

        

        

Chelsea   Washtenaw   125 Jackson St   Chelsea / Chelsea Depot   Welfare Building  Michigan Central     The Historic Chelsea Depot 

 

        

  

Clare   Clare   3701 S Clare Ave @Gerrish Railroad Roadside Park   Logging Railroads

 

Clawson   Oakland   20 W 14 Mile Rd   Interurban Railroads in Michigan 1899-1931     

 

Clawson   Oakland   20 W 14 Mile Rd   The Interurban 1899-1931     

 

Clawson   Oakland   110 S Main St   Transportation     

 

       

        

Clio  Clio Depot   300 W Vienna St @Depot Museum   Pere Marquette   Clio Depot & Museum  

 

       

        

  

Columbiaville   Lapeer   4422 1st St    Columbiaville Depot   Michigan Central   

 

     

Coloma   Berrien   202 S Paw Paw St   Coloma Interurban Station   fb2024

 

       

Coopersville   Ottawa   363 Main St   Grand Rapids, Grand Haven & Muskegon   Interurban Depot

 

 

        

  

Delton   Barry   155 E Orchard St   Chicago Kalamazoo & Saginaw

 

        

        

Dexter   Washtenaw   3487  Broad St    Dexter Depot / Track Pans   MC   Ann Arbor Model Railroad Club       

 

     

Dryden   Lapeer   5488 E Main St   Dryden Depot   Grand Trunk   Dryden Historical Society 

 

        

        

  

Durand   Shiawassee   200 S Railroad St      Durand Union Station      Durand Union Station - Michigan Railroad History Museum     

 

        

        

Durand   Shiawassee   299 W Clinton St   Durand Railroad History / Knights Templar Special     

 

Durand   Shiawassee   200 South Railroad Street   Train E243 Collision        

 

  

East Lansing   Collegeville / East Lansing      410 Abbott Rd

 

Elberta      Ann Arbor Railroad      Centre St @Waterfront Park

 

Elberta      Car Ferries on Lake Michigan      Centre St @Waterfront Park

 

Elberta      Frankfort Harbor & Ironworks

 

Elberta      Rail & Ferry Transportation      Centre St @Waterfront Park

 

Escanaba      Escanaba's Docks      112 Ludington St @Ludington Street Municipal Docks

 

Escanaba      Iron Ore Centennial      112 Ludington St @Ludington Street Municipal Docks 

 

 Escanaba      The Ore Pellet      112 Ludington St @Ludington Street Municipal Docks

 

 Escanaba      The Peninsula Railroad      112 Ludington St @Ludington Street Municipal Docks

 

Fayette      Railroad Grade      4785 II Rd, Garden

 

Farmington      Detroit United Railway     31505 Grand River Ave

 

Ferndale      The Inter-Urban Railcar - Detroit United Railway      Nine Mile Road @ Woodward Avenue

 

  

     

Gaines      Village of Gaines / Gaines Depot      103 W Walker St

 

Gaylord       Gaylord      225 W Main St

 

Gaylord      Michigan Central Railroad      Fairview Rd @ North Central State Trail

 

        

Genessee Twp / Flint   Genesee   N Bray Rd   Davison Depot   Huckleberry Railroad   Crossroads Village & Huckleberry Railroad

 

       

        

Grand Haven   Ottawa   23 N Harbor Dr   Depot Transportation Museum   Grand Trunk Depot   Tri-Cities Historical Museum  

 

Grand Haven   Ottawa   301 N Harbor Dr @Chinook Pier   Grand Trunk Western Bridge Approach Signal     

 

  

Grand Haven   Ottawa   301 N Harbor Dr @Chinook Pier   Grand Trunk Western Standard Coaling Tower     

 

             

Grand Haven   Ottawa   301 N Harbor Dr @Chinook Pier   Grand Trunk Western, Wood Caboose No. 77915

 

Grand Haven   Ottawa   301 N Harbor Dr @Chinook Pier   Model 5 Autoflag "Wig-Wag" Crossing Signal

 

        

Grand Haven   Ottawa   301 N Harbor Dr @Chinook Pier   Pere Marquette Auto Box Car No 72222

 

  

Grand Haven   Ottawa   301 N Harbor Dr @Chinook Pier   Pere Marquette Caboose No. A-986

 

         

Grand Haven   Ottawa   301 N Harbor Dr @Chinook Pier   Pere Marquette Steam Locomotive

 

Grand Rapids     Grand River Bridges      W of 220 Lyon St NW on Bridge

 

        

  

Grant, Pere Marquette      Grant Water Tower      S Main St @Water Tower Park

 

        

     

Grass Lake      Grass Lake / Michigan Central Depot      Grass Lake Michigan Central Railroad Station      210 E Michigan Ave

 

Grass Lake      Maintenance/Handcar Shed     210 E Michigan Ave @Whistlestop Park

 

Grass Lake      Electric Interurban Railway    371 West Michigan Avenue @Coe House Museum  

 

        

 Grayling     Grayling Depot     W Michigan Ave @Norway St

 

Hamburg Twp     Trains to Hamburg The Village with Two Railroads         Hamburg Rd at Trailhead 

 

Hamburg Twp     Hitting the Road Changing Routes Through Hamburg Township      E of M36 @Mike Levine Trail

 

Hamburg Twp      Trains Off Line The Challenge of Railroad Safety     W of Kress Rd @Mike Levine Trail

 

Hamburg Twp      The Big Chill Railroads and the Zukey Lake Ice House     Girard Dr @Mike Levine Trail

 

Harbor Beach      Harbor Beach Railroad     766 State St

 

Harbor Beach      History of Industry in Harbor Beach      79 State St

 

        

Harbor Springs   GR&I Railroad Depot   GR&I      111 W Bay St @Restaurant & Historical Marker

 

       

        

     

Hastings   Barry   266 W Apple St   Railroad Depot      Michigan Central     

 

     

     

Hastings   Barry   Hastings Riverwalk @Thornapple Plaza   CK&S

 

  

Houghton      Copper Range Railroad Depot 1899     342 W Lakeshore Dr

 

     

Houghton   Mineral Range Railroad      500 E Lakeshore Dr @Huron St

 

Houghton      Industry     W Lakeshore Drive

 

     

Howell   Ann Arbor Railroad      Ann Arbor       128 Wetmore St @Depot Museum

 

        

        

Hudson   Lenawee   102 E Main St   LS&MS Railway Bridge   Hudson Railroad Bridge   Abandoned Rails: Adrian to Hillsdale

 

     

Ionia   305 W Main St    Wheel From Chesapeake & Ohio Caboose 

 

         

     

Imlay City      Grand Trunk Railroad Depot      Imlay City Historical Museum      77 N Main St @Imlay City Museum

 

Kalamazoo      Transportation      100 E Michigan Ave

 

Lansing      Elijah McCoy 1843-1929       200 N Washington Square

 

     

     

     

Lansing   Grand Trunk Depot      REO Town Depot      Grand Trunk       1203 S Washington Ave

 

 

           

Lansing   Union Depot   Pere Marquette   Michigan Central         Clara's Lansing Station

 

      

Lincoln      West Harrisville Depot    (moved from West Harrisville)   Detroit & Mackinac     Lake St @Fiske St

 

Ludington      S.S. Badger / Ludington Car Ferries      701 Maritime Dr

 

Ludington      S.S. City of Flint 32      420 N Lakeshore Dr

 

Ludington      S.S. Pere Marquette 18     420 N Lakeshore Dr

 

     

Mackinaw City      Mackinaw City Railroad Dock / USCG Cutter Mackinaw WAGB 83      229 S Huron Ave

Mackinaw City      Chief Wawatam      102 S Huron Ave @Veterans Memorial Park

 

Mackinaw City      Iron Horse      102 S Huron Ave @Veterans Memorial Park

 

Mackinaw City      North Central Trail      321 S Huron Ave

 

Mackinaw City      Railrod Ferries     201 S Huron Ave

 

Mackinaw City      The Meneely Bell      335 S Huron Ave

 

Manchester   Washtenaw   Manchesters Railroads   209 Ann Arbor Street

 

Manchester   Washtenaw   201 E Main St @Manchester Mill on the Water   History of the Manchester Mill   

 

        

  

Marlette      Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad      E of 3301 S Van Dyke Rd @Depot

 

Marquette      First Steam Railroad in Upper Peninsula      101 N Lakeshore Blvd

 

Marquette      Lower Harbor Ore Dock      301 South Lakeshore Boulevard

 

        

     

Marshall      The Interurban /  Interurban Depot      220 W Michigan Ave

 

Marshall      Interurban Depot Gasoline Museum      220 W Michigan Ave

 

Marshall      Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers      800 E Michigan Ave

 

Marshall      Railroad Union Birthplace       633 W Hanover St

 

        

        

Mason      Mason Depot      111 Mason St  @Mason Depot Diner

 

        

Moscow   Michigan and Ohio Railroad Depot   Michigan & Ohio Railroad   office  

 

 

        

   Michigan Transit Museum

 Mt. Clemens      Thomas Edison      Grand Trunk Western Railroad, Mount Clemens Station   200 Grand Ave

 

        

Muskegon      Union Depot      PM, GT , GR&I      610 W Western Ave

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Niles      Michigan Central Railroad Depot / Michigan Central Railroad Company      598 Dey St @Niles Station

 

Niles      Michigan Cntral Railroad Niles Depot      598 Dey St @Niles Station

 

Niles      Niles - A Transportation Center      Front St @Riverfront Park

 

        

  

Oden      Fish & Rails           6819 Oden Rd @Fish Hatchery

 

Orchard Lake      Remembering Historic Railways      40ft E of Orchard Lake Road @West Bloomfield Trail

 

Orchard Lake      Tracks Over Tracks     555 ft S of 3501 Seminary Dr @West Bloomfield Trail

 

Orchard Lake      Waiting for the Trolleys     Long Lake Rd @West Bloomfield Trail

 

Orchard Lake     Waiting Room and the "Wye"     445 ft N of Seminary Rd @West Bloomfield Trail

 

     

Orville Station      1527 Gabel Rd

 

Owendale      Owendale      3569 3rd St

 

Paradise      Taming the Tahquamenon River       41382 W M-123

 

Petoskey     Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Station      9 Pennsylvania Plaza

 

Petoskey      Pere Marquette Railroad Station      100 Depot St @Depot Museum

 

      

        

Pigeon      Pigeon Depot       PM, GT      59 S Main St @Pigeon Depot Museum

 

Port Hope      1903 - The Rail Comes to Port Hope      8046 Portland Ave

 

        

  

Port Huron       Tom Edison at Grand Trunk      510 Thomas Edison Pkwy

Port Huron      All Aboard      510 Thomas Edison Pkwy

Port Huron      First International Tunnel      2223 16th St @Port Huron Station

 

     

Port Huron     The Port Huron Carferry: crossing the St. Clair River      51 Court St

 

        

Portland      Railroad River Crossing      Portland Riverwalk @Grand River

 

Posen / Metz Twp      Metz D&M Depot Before the Fire      2046 Railroad St

 

Rapid River Twp      Narrow Gauge Rails and Wheels      Valley Rd NW @Rugg Pond Natural Area

 

 

        

     

Ravenna      1979 photos          12060 Crockery Creek Dr @Musketawa Trail

 

        

       

        

    

Rochester   Oakland   203 E University Dr   Michigan Central   Rochester Train Depot and Rochester Elevator    

Rochester   Oakland   200ft W of Diversion Street @Clinton River Trail   Disaster Strikes at Rochester Depot

Rochester   Oakland   251 Diversion St   Making Tracks on Main Street

Rochester   Oakland   610 S Rochester Rd   Detroit United Railway and Car Barn

 

        

Rockford   Kent   100 S Squires St Square

 

        

Rockford   Kent   11101 Summit Ave NE @Trestle Park   GR&I Railroad Culvert   GR&I Railroad Culvert

 

Rogers City      World’s Largest Limestone Quarry     1035 Calcite Rd

 

Romeo      Electric Streetcars Romeo's Historic Movement      North Rawles St @Romeo Village Park

 

Roseville      Rapid Railway Company and Its Interurban Stops in Roseville     29777 Gratiot Avenue  

 

St Clair Shores   Shoreline Interurban Railway      24800 Jefferson Ave @Park

 

South Haven      Michigan Central Railroad Yard      532 Dyckman Ave

 

             

South Lyon   "Witch's Hat" Depot   Grand Trunk Western   museum  

 

 

           

Sparta   Toledo, Saginaw & Muskegon Railway Depot      Grand Trunk Western      362 N Union @Depot Museum 

 

 

     

St Ignace     The Chief Dock      North State Street (BR 75) & McCann Street

 

St Ignace      The Chief Dock Kiosk        251 N State St @Wawatam Park

 

  

St Ignace      Antique Railroad Bell         251 N State St @Wawatam Park

 

     

St Joseph   Berrien   Water St   St. Joseph River Swing Bridge   St. Joseph Railroad Bridge     

 

       

       

Standish   Arenac   199 N Main St @ tracks   Historic Standish Depot

 

Thompsonville   Benzie   14902 Thompson Ave   Thompsonville Junction / Thompsonville   fbk2024

 

        

     

Union City   Branch   206 Coldwater St   J.P. Palmer Launch and & Railroad Trestle     

 

Union City   Branch   Coldwater River @Water Trail   Narrow Gauge Railway to the Cement Factory     

 

        

        

        

West Branch   Michigan Central

 

West Bloomfield      A Lake and a Trolley     3245 Rycroft @West Bloomfield Trail

West Bloomfield      Remembering Historic Railways     2294 Woodrow Wilson Blvd @West Bloomfield Trail

West Bloomfield      West Bloomfield Trail     7850 Walnut Lake Road @West Bloomfield Trail

 

       

West Harrisville (moved to Lincoln)   Detroit & Mackinac   museum    Michigan Historical Marker

 

        

        

     

Whitehall   Muskegon   498 Lake St @Bush Creek & Trail   Hart Montague Trail   Historic Bridges

 

        

Wolverine      Michigan Central Depot      13062 Depot St @The Depot Ice Cream Cafe

Wolverine      Michigan Central Railroad      13062 Depot St @The Depot Ice Cream Cafe

Wolverine      North Central State Trail      13062 Depot St @The Depot Ice Cream Cafe

 

         

Ypsilanti      Michigan Central Freighthouse      100 Market Pl

Ypsilanti      Michigan Central Railroad Depot      29 East Cross Street

Ypsilanti      Michigan's Interurbans      211 E Michigan Ave

Ypsilanti      Elijah McCoy     229 W Michigan Ave

 

Historical Markers Database: Michigan Railroads & Streetcars


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11/28/25