South Lyon in Oakland County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
"Witch's Hat" Depot
Photographed by Joel Seewald, May 30, 2020
1. "Witch's Hat" Depot Marker
Inscription.
"Witch's Hat" Depot. . In the late nineteenth century, the community of South Lyon was served by three rail lines operating from the 1871 Pere Marquette depot, which burned in 1908. By the time this one-story Queen Anne depot was erected by the Grand Trunk Western railroad system in 1909, only two lines came to South Lyon. Featuring a rounded front and a conical roof, the wood-frame structure served as a passenger station until 1955. The City of South Lyon acquired the depot in 1975 and in 1976 moved it to this site. In 1981 the station began its service as the Witch's Hat Depot Museum and a community center.
In the late nineteenth century, the community of South Lyon was served by three rail lines operating from the 1871 Pere Marquette depot, which burned in 1908. By the time this one-story Queen Anne depot was erected by the Grand Trunk Western railroad system in 1909, only two lines came to South Lyon. Featuring a rounded front and a conical roof, the wood-frame structure served as a passenger station until 1955. The City of South Lyon acquired the depot in 1975 and in 1976 moved it to this site. In 1981 the station began its service as the Witch's Hat Depot Museum and a community center.
Erected 1984 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number L943.)
Location. 42° 27.282′ N, 83° 39.185′ W. Marker is in South Lyon, Michigan, in Oakland County. It is on Dorothy Street 0.1 miles west of South Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling west. The depot is part of Witch's Hat Depot Museum & Park in McHattie Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 Dorothy Street, South Lyon MI 48178, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan and in Greater Detroit. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.
The former train station is part of a historical village.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2020, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 1,224 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 2, 2020, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.
