Pigeon in Huron County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Pigeon Depot

Photographed by Kathy Garman, June 28, 2020

1. Pigeon Depot Marker

Inscription. 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.

Erected 1989 by Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number L1439A.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 43° 49.738′ N,

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83° 16.176′ W. Marker is in Pigeon, Michigan, in Huron County. It is on South Main Street (Michigan Route 142) 0.1 miles south of Michigan Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Located on the west facing wall of the Pigeon Historical Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 59 S Main St, Pigeon MI 48755, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Michigan’s Thumb

and in one of the Lake Huron Shore counties. It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stagecoaches (approx. 5.3 miles away); Great Fire of 1881 (approx. 5.4 miles away); Henry A. Hamp / Alfred R. Vogel (approx. 5.4 miles away); Bay Port Fishing District (approx. 5½ miles away); Owendale (approx. 6.9 miles away); An Original 56# Rail (approx. 7.9 miles away); Methodist Episcopal Church

Pigeon Historical Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by John Garman, June 28, 2020

2. Pigeon Historical Museum

View looking east up the tracks with the Pigeon Depot on the left. The Marker can be seen on the far left side of the building.

(approx. 8 miles away); Coastal Dunes (approx. 10.9 miles away).

Pigeon Depot and Historical Marker (left side of image) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kathy Garman, June 28, 2020

3. Pigeon Depot and Historical Marker (left side of image)

Looking West image. Click for full size.

Photographed by John Garman, June 28, 2020

4. Looking West

The former Saginaw, Tuscola and Huron Railroad. The crossing at Main Street can be seen in the distance.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2020, by John Garman of Rochester Hills. This page has been viewed 398 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 24, 2020, by John Garman of Rochester Hills. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.