Smiths Creek Depot
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The Smiths Creek Depot stood on the Grand Trunk Western Railway about nine miles southwest of Port Huron, Michigan. The railroad station was a center of 19th-century small-town life. More than a place to catch a train, the depot was where customers sent and received packages and telegrams, caught up on the latest news, and shared gossip.
The Smiths Creek Depot stood on the Grand Trunk Western Railway about nine miles southwest of Port Huron, Michigan. The railroad station was a center of 19th-century small-town life. More than a place to catch a train, the depot was where customers sent and received packages and telegrams, caught up on the latest news, and shared gossip.
Artifact
Railroad station
Date Made
1858
Creators
Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Smiths Creek
Creator Notes
Originally constructed in Smiths Creek, Michigan for the Grand Trunk Railway Company. It may have been built by Scottish immigrants Findly McDonald and his brother.
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Railroad Junction District
Object ID
29.3059.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Brick (Clay material)
Wood (Plant material)
Glass (Material)
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