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1931 Map of Fennville

Name: 1931 Topographic Map of Fennville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1939
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1939

About this map

Saugatuck and Douglas anchor the Lake Michigan shoreline in this late 1920s survey, showing a landscape defined by the winding Kalamazoo River and the sprawling Kalamazoo Lake estuary. The era is captured through a mix of established harbor towns and seasonal leisure spots like Camp Gray, Eureka Park, and several private sporting sites including the Pottawattomie Gun Club and Hemlock Gun Club. Inland, the Pere Marquette railroad passes through Fennville and New Richmond, connecting the fruit-growing region to wider markets.

Rural Michigan life is evidenced by the dense distribution of family-named landmarks and schools, such as the Peach Belt Sch, Loomis Sch, and Becksvoort Sch. Smaller settlements like Ganges and Pearl are surrounded by extensive drainage systems like the Boyd Drain and Ditch, which were critical for managing the varied terrain of hills like Pelican Peak and the low-lying bayous along the Rabbit River.