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1950 Map of Galesburg

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Galesburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

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Gull Lake dominates the northern landscape of this 1950 edition, surrounded by summer settlements like Woodlawn Beach and Poplar Beach. The southwestern corner is anchored by the industrial and transport hub of Galesburg, where the Michigan Central railroad follows the valley of the Kalamazoo River. This waterway connects the region's early milling history at Howlandsburg and Augusta to the emerging post-war expansion.

Evidence of the era's institutional footprint is heavy in the southeast, where the Fort Custer Military Reservation and the sprawling Veterans Administration Hospital occupy significant acreage. Genealogists will find a dense network of rural landmarks, from the W K Kellogg Sch to family-named burial grounds such as Shafter Cem and Oak Grove Cem, reflecting the early agrarian roots of Barry and Kalamazoo counties.