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1951 Map of Grayling

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Grayling
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Grayling serves as a significant hub for military training and outdoor recreation in central Michigan at the start of the 1950s. The northern reaches of the map are dominated by Hartwick Pines State Park, featuring the Lumbermens Museum and Major Hartwick Museum, preserving the history of the region's logging era. Just south of the park, the Camp Grayling Military Reservation occupies a massive footprint, with infrastructure ranging from an Airfield and Control Tower to the McNamara Monument.

The Au Sable River and its East Branch wind through the township, supporting the State Fish Hatchery and local commerce along the New York Central railroad line. Settlement is concentrated in the city of Grayling, where Elmwood Cemetery and the Grayling Golf Club sit on the periphery. The landscape is heavily defined by state-managed lands, including the Au Sable State Forest and the Hanson State Game Refuge, which frame the waterways and scattered woodland lakes like Shellenbarger Lake.