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1971 Map of Berrien Springs

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Berrien Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

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St Joseph River meanders sharply through this Berrien County landscape, widening into Lake Chapin south of the village of Berrien Springs. The prominent campus of Andrews University occupies a large tract northwest of the town center, featuring its own airport and radio tower. This 1971 survey, with 1980 revisions, reveals a transition from these academic and residential hubs to the surrounding agricultural townships of Oronoko and Berrien.

Rural infrastructure is well-defined by numerous family-named routes like Daniel Boone Road and Hipps Hollow Road. Traces of earlier transportation networks are visible via the Old RR Grade running south toward Fairland. Several country schools and community landmarks, such as Lybrook Sch and the Grange Hall near Berrien Center, suggest the localized social centers of the era. Smaller water bodies like Little Indian Lake and Riggins Lake dot the eastern half of the sheet, surrounded by various gravel pits and orchards.