Stager is an unincorporated community in Iron County, in the U.S. state of Michigan.[2]

Stager, Michigan
Stager is located in Michigan
Stager
Stager
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 45°59′27″N 88°20′53″W / 45.99083°N 88.34806°W / 45.99083; -88.34806
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyIron
TownshipMastodon Township
Elevation
1,339 ft (408 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
49920
Area code906
GNIS feature ID1617862[1]

History

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The community was named for Anson Stager, an official of the Western Union Telegraph Company.[3] The site was once the location of a Chicago and North Western Railway railroad right-of-way and telegraph line that connected Stager with Wakefield, Michigan, but nothing of the line remains except the State Line Trail built on the former railroad's roadbed.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stager, Michigan
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stager, Michigan
  3. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 126.
  4. ^ "Amazing Michigan Trails for Hiking, Biking and More". michigan.org. Michigan Economic Development Corporation. 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020. Michigan's longest and reddest rail-trail.