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1929 Map of Corunna

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Corunna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

The Shiawassee River anchors this 1920s landscape, winding through a dense network of early 20th-century rail and agriculture. The industrial heart of the region is centered on the twin hubs of Owosso and Corunna, where the Ann Arbor Railroad and Grand Trunk Railway intersect. Evidence of the area's transition from early frontier to an established agrarian and industrial economy is visible in the presence of the Indian Line and specialized infrastructure like the Coal Mine Drain near Corunna.

Family history is well-preserved through numerous rural schoolhouses and cemeteries that dotted the countryside before the consolidation of the mid-century. From the Bennington No 1 School to the Hopkins Sch, these landmarks define the small-scale social geography of Shiawassee and Antrim townships. The map also captures the Electric Railway route, a signature of the era's interurban transit before the dominance of the modern highway system.