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1970 Map of East Lansing

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of East Lansing
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

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Michigan State University anchors the western edge of this 1970 landscape, where the campus meets the burgeoning residential developments of East Lansing and Okemos. The Red Cedar River meanders through the center of the sheet, tracing a path past the River-Bend Cem and the Indian Hills Golf Course. This era shows the transition of Meridian and Alaiedon townships from agricultural tracts to suburban communities, yet legacy rural markers remain prominent, including the Leek Cems and various district schools like Kinawa Sch and Wardcliff Sch.

Infrastructure of the early 1970s is well-defined, featuring the Grand Trunk Western and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads intersecting the terrain. Notable local landmarks such as the MSU Observatory and the Radio Tower (WKAR) sit alongside recreational spaces like Lake Lansing and the Haslett Wildlife Lake, capturing the county's balance of academic, industrial, and natural spaces before further modern expansion.