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1978 Map of Cascade

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Cascade
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The confluence of the Thornapple River and the Grand River defines this portion of Kent County in the late 1970s. The settlement of Ada sits at this strategic junction, featuring a prominent Covered Bridge and a mix of residential growth and preserved riverside parks like Chief Hazy Cloud County Park. The landscape transition from the village center into the township of Vergennes reveals a rural character shaped by agriculture and gravel extraction, evidenced by numerous Gravel Pits scattered across the township lines.

Transportation corridors like the Grand Trunk Western and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads parallel the water, while local landmarks such as Snow Ch, Vergennes Ch, and the Somerville Landing Strip provide valuable touchstones for local historians. Further south, the growing community of Cascade is mapped alongside Quiggle Lake, showing the early suburban development patterns emerging along Thornapple River Drive and Cascade Road.