Loading map...

1952 Map of Armada

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Armada
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The village of Armada serves as the primary hub of this 1950s landscape, positioned along the Grand Trunk Railroad and East Branch Coon Creek. This corner of Macomb County is defined by a dense network of agricultural drains and small brooks, such as Tupper Brook and Coon Creek, which navigate the gentle terrain between several small rural townships. The map illustrates a transitional era of transportation, featuring the Romeo Airport and a grid of rural routes including Thirtytwo Mile Road and Thirtymile Road.

Local history is preserved through a significant concentration of one-room schoolhouses and family-named cemeteries. Educational landmarks like Wolcott Mills Sch and Dickens Sch are scattered across the townships of Bruce, Armada, Washington, and Ray. The presence of the North Branch Clinton River and its numerous tributaries, like McBride Drain, suggests a rural economy deeply tied to the management of the watershed for farming during the early post-war period.