1958 Map of Allendale

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The Grand River carves a sharp bluff along the eastern edge of this late 1950s Ottawa County landscape, where the agricultural plateaus of Allendale and Blendon townships are deeply incised by the drainage of Bass Creek. The settlement of Allendale serves as a central hub, surrounded by a grid of rural schoolhouses and churches that anchored the farming community. Genealogy researchers can locate family-named landmarks such as White Sch No 2, Star Sch No 3, and Corwin Sch No 3, alongside the Township Cem and Blendon Cem. Small rural centers like Pearline, North Blendon, and Bauer appear as modest clusters of buildings, while numerous Gravel Pits scattered across the township suggest the local extractive industries that supported regional road development during this era of growth.