1926 Map of Corunna

About this map

The Shiawassee River and Maple River define the northern drainage of this mid-Michigan landscape, where the neighboring industrial centers of Owosso and Corunna serve as the primary hubs of activity. During the mid-1920s, the region was heavily reliant on a sophisticated transportation network including the Grand Trunk, Ann Arbor, and Michigan Central railroads. A rare technological artifact of this era, the Michigan Electric line, cuts southwest through Morrice and Perry, representing the peak of the interurban railway era before the dominance of the automobile. Local agriculture and rural life are documented through a dense distribution of one-room schoolhouses like McCall Sch and Lytle Sch, while the presence of the Coal Mine Drain near Corunna hints at the area’s early sub-surface extraction history. Further south, the terrain softens into a lake district featuring Merrill Lake, Ward Lake, and the distinctive Hog Island.