1981 Map of Decatur
USGS Topo · Published 1982About this map
Decatur serves as the primary hub in this southwestern Michigan landscape, where the Amtrak line cuts through the town center near Harrison Cem and the local High Sch. The geography transitions from the residential and municipal grid of the village to a dense network of glacial lakes and wetlands to the south and east. Significant water bodies like Lake of the Woods and Finch Lake are surrounded by a patchwork of agricultural land and managed woodlands, including the Fred Russ State Forest near Volinia. The map documents numerous rural markers of the early 1980s, from the Decatur Bible Ch and First Baptist Ch to the small settlement at Nicholsville near Bunker Lake. Small-scale industrial activity is evidenced by scattered sandpits and gravel pits, while the local infrastructure is further detailed by the Landing Strip and Radio Tower east of town.
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