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1967 Map of Essexville

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Essexville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Saginaw River flows through the heart of Essexville as it approaches Saginaw Bay, anchoring an industrial and residential landscape defined by both water and rail. The urban fabric of Bay City transitions into the townships of Hampton and Portsmouth, where extensive drainage systems like Walther Drain and Halstead Drain suggest a conversion of wetlands into productive land. The presence of the Penn Central Railroad and Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad underscores the area's role as a transportation hub during the late 1960s.

Local history is preserved in the numerous community institutions shown here, from the Elm Lawn Cemetery to several parochial and public schools, including St John Sch and Garber High Sch. In the southern portion of the quadrangle, the small settlement of Munger sits amidst a grid of rural roads and agricultural drainage channels, such as the Lambert Drain, illustrating the region's managed hydrology and steady outward growth from the riverfront.