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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 past the industrial centers of Owosso and Corunna. This era captures Shiawassee County at a peak of rail connectivity, where the Ann Arbor Railroad, Michigan Central Railroad, and the Grand Trunk intersect with the Michigan Electric Railway interurban line. These transit corridors fueled the growth of surrounding agricultural and mining hubs like Shiawasseetown and Newburg.

A dense network of rural infrastructure is visible, including more than two dozen named schoolhouses such as Five Points West Sch and the Octagon Sch. The presence of the Coal Mine Drain near Corunna points to the region's history of bituminous coal extraction, while several smaller waterways like the Lookingglass River and Maple River define the local topography. This document serves as a detailed ledger of the township boundaries and family-linked landmarks that characterized the county before modern highway expansion.