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1967 Map of Bay City

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Bay City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Saginaw River serves as the industrial and geographic spine of this mid-1960s study, dividing the dense urban grid of Bay City from the developing townships of Monitor and Bangor. The map illustrates a city deeply invested in its riverfront, showing the complex harbor area near Middle Ground and Skull Island, alongside numerous civic institutions. Parochial education is particularly well-represented through dozens of local landmarks like Holy Rosary Academy, St Stanislaus Sch, and St James Sch.

On the southern fringes, the landscape shifts toward the marshlands of the Crow Island State Game Area and the newly established Saginaw Valley College at University Center. The transition from urban density to rural drainage systems like Squaconning Drain and Dutch Creek reflects the era's suburban expansion, while the Penn Central and C & O RR lines trace the historical rail corridors that fueled the region's growth.