April 18, 2026

A Trolley Stop in Small-Town Michigan: Blissfield’s Interurban Station

A Vintage Postcard Photo Shows An Interurban Trolley Stopped On A Dirt Street In Blissfield, Michigan, With Buildings On Both Sides And A Horse-Drawn Buggy In The Foreground.

An interurban trolley car sits at the Interurban Station in Blissfield, Michigan, as a horse-drawn buggy and pedestrians share the unpaved street nearby. The postcard-style title at the top reads, “Interurban Station, Blissfield, Mich.”

Blissfield (Lenawee County) was one of many small Michigan towns tied into the early-1900s interurban network — electric rail lines that carried riders between towns before cars and paved roads took over. Railroad historians note the area was served by the Toledo & Western, an interurban line that began in the early 1900s and ran passenger service before later changes in ownership and abandonment of parts of the system.

Do you remember stories about the interurban — or where this station sat in town?

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Michaela Nolte

Michaela is a history buff and loves to export historical markers and old buildings and seeks stories about Michigan and Great Lakes history. When she is not writing, you can find her with a good book sipping wine on the beach.

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