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1958 Map of Allegan

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Allegan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The Kalamazoo River winds through the heart of this landscape, its waters impounded behind a power plant to form the expansive Lake Allegan. To the west, the Allegan State Forest covers a significant portion of the terrain, illustrating the region's commitment to timber and conservation during the late 1950s. The city of Allegan serves as the primary hub, surrounded by a dense network of rural schoolhouses and small settlements such as Burnips and Dunningville.

Transport and industry are well-defined by the presence of an Oil and Gas Field and the rail lines of the Chesapeake and Ohio and New York Central. Local history is preserved through numerous named country schools like Sandy View Sch and High Point Sch, alongside spiritual landmarks including the Indian Mission and the Spec Lake Chapel. Numerous gravel pits dot the landscape, indicating the local extraction economy of the era.