1900s (20th Century) Maps of Milleville Beach, Brownstown Charter Township

1. 1906 Map of Wyandotte

   

   1906 Wyandotte

   1906 Print · USGS

   The Detroit River shoreline and its industrial borderlands are captured here at the height of the electric railway era. Genealogists and historians can trace the early footprints of Wyandotte, the development of Grosse Isle, and the complex rail networks of the M C R R.

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4. 1912 Map of Wyandotte

   

   1912 Wyandotte

   1912 Print · USGS

   The industrial corridor south of Detroit thrives along the river just before the Great War. Genealogists and historians can trace the early rail networks of the Michigan Central RR and find specific river landmarks like Grosse Isle and Gibraltar.

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7. 1929 Map of Wyandotte

   

   1929 Wyandotte

   1929 Print · USGS

   The Detroit River shoreline comes alive in this late 1920s survey of the industrial corridor south of the city. Genealogists and historians can trace the early grids of Wyandotte and Amherstburg, or locate riverfront landmarks like Grosse Isle and Slocum Junc.

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10. 1936 Map of Rockwood

    

    1936 Rockwood

    1936 Print · USGS

    Coastal Wayne County and the Detroit River islands are shown here in the mid-thirties, just as the aviation and shipping industries were maturing. Researchers can locate the U S Naval Reserve Aviation Base on Grosse Ile, the St Marys Cem, and the marshy expanses around Point Mouillee.

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13. 1942 Map of Rockwood

    

    1942 Rockwood

    1942 Print · USGS

    The Downriver shoreline and Grosse Ile appear here in the early 1940s as the region's shipping and rail networks expanded. Genealogists and historians can trace local landmarks like St Marys Cem, the Powderhouse, and small settlements such as Milleville Beach.

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16. 1952 Map of Rockwood, 1954 Print

    

    1952 Rockwood

    1954 Print · USGS

    The Detroit River archipelago and the marshlands of Lake Erie come into focus in the early fifties. Genealogists and historians can trace South Road Sch, St Marys Ch, and the sprawling Grosse Ile Naval Air Station.

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19. 1954 Map of Detroit

    

    1954 Detroit

    1954 Print · USGS

    The Detroit metro and its Ontario neighbors are shown at the height of the mid-century industrial era, just as the suburbs were rapidly expanding. Researchers can trace the massive rail networks of the Wabash Railroad or locate landmarks like Grosse Ile and Selfridge Air Force Base.

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22. 1961 Map of Detroit, 1973 Print

    

    1961 Detroit

    1973 Print · USGS

    The international border between Michigan and Ontario was a bustling industrial corridor in the early sixties. Researchers can trace the transit networks and riverfront infrastructure connecting Detroit to Windsor via the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel and major air hubs like Willow Run Airport.

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25. 1965 Map of Detroit

    

    1965 Detroit

    1965 Print · USGS

    The industrial corridor between Michigan and Ontario is captured here at mid-century, showing the dense rail and river networks of the Great Lakes. Local historians can trace the paths of the Grand Trunk Western RR and locate key landmarks like Selfridge Air Force Base and Grosse Ile.

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28. 1967 Map of Rockwood, 1969 Print

    

    1967 Rockwood

    1969 Print · USGS

    Coastal Wayne County enters the late sixties as a hub of naval aviation and heavy river traffic along the Detroit River islands. Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of East Rockwood, the Grosse Ile Naval Air Station, and Gibraltar Cem.

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31. 1985 Map of Detroit

    

    1985 Detroit

    1985 Print · USGS

    Southeast Michigan in the mid-eighties shows a landscape defined by industrial power and suburban reach from the Detroit River to the Huron Valley. Researchers can trace the rail lines of the Conrail, explore the grounds of the University of Michigan, and locate numerous sites like Mt Olivet Cem.

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34. 1989 Map of Detroit, 1991 Print

    

    1989 Detroit

    1991 Print · USGS

    Southeast Michigan and across the river into Ontario reached a point of peak metropolitan density at the end of the 1980s. Local researchers can trace the footprint of the University of Michigan campus, the industrial waterfronts of Wyandotte, and the extensive grounds of Glen Eden Cem.

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