1969 Map of Browns Corners, 1985 Print
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1969 Map of Browns Corners

USGS Topo · Published 1985

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Chippewa River State Forest blankets the northwestern corner of this Clare County landscape, where the Tobacco River and its multiple branches create a complex drainage network. The area’s late-nineteenth-century timber and transport roots are evidenced by the Old Railroad Grade cutting across Hayes township. At the crossroads of Browns Corners and the settlement of Dover, small-scale rural life is documented through a dense distribution of local institutions including St Johns Ch, Eagle Ch, and the Arthur Center Ch. The map captures a transition toward specialized land use, with numerous Gravel Pits appearing alongside traditional family cemeteries like Ott Cem and Thompson Cem. Water bodies such as Bailey Lake and Drachenburg Lake punctuate the township boundaries, illustrating the glacial topography of central Michigan before modern suburban development altered these rural corridors.


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Map Details

Date Portrayed1969
Date Published1985
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:24,000
Physical Dimensions22 x 26.7 inches

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