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1958 Map of Flint

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Flint
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Industrial centers and coastal agricultural landscapes define this mid-century survey of the Thumb region. The expanding footprints of Flint, Bay City, and Port Huron anchor the map, showing the post-war development of Michigan's manufacturing heartland. Along the shoreline of Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron, the map details a network of coastal towns such as Sebewaing and Harbor Beach, alongside recreational areas like Albert E Sleeper State Park and Lakeport State Park.

The interior reveals a dense grid of farm roads and drainage networks essential to the region's beet and bean farming history, with rural hubs like Bad Axe and Lapeer serving as central junctions. Major transportation corridors, including the Grand Trunk Western and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads, illustrate the vital connections between the Great Lakes ports and the automotive factories to the south. From the tip of the peninsula at Pointe Aux Barques to the river valleys of the Cass River and Flint River, the sheet documents a landscape at its industrial peak.