What is Thomas Edisons connection to the Mount Clemens train depot?
A. According to the historical marker at the railroad station: While working as a railway newsboy on the Detroit-Port Huron line, young Edison often stopped in Mount Clemens. He made friends with station agent J.U. Mackenzie and in 1862 saved Mackenzie’s young son from death by a train. In gratitude, Mr. Mackenzie taught Edison railroad telegraphy. From his training, Edison became a qualified railroad telegrapher and worked during the 1860s at this occupation.
