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1963 Map of Decker

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Decker
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Agricultural lands and complex drainage systems define this Sanilac County landscape in the early 1960s. The North Branch Cass River winds through the northeast corner, while a dense network of watercourses like White Creek and McCallum Drain crisscrosses the township. Local commerce and community life center on Decker and Hemans, which sit along the path of an Old Railroad Grade that speaks to the area's earlier rail connectivity.

Genealogists will find significant detail in the rural cornerstones of the community, from the Moshier School and Pidd School to the Lamotte United Missionary Church. The map preserves the exact locations of family-named roads such as Moriartey Road, Leslie Road, and Dennis Road, alongside cemeteries like Moshier Cemetery and Germania Cemetery. Numerous gravel pits scattered across Lamotte and Marlette townships indicate the local extractive industry that supported road building and maintenance during this era.