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1959 Map of Harrisville

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Harrisville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Lake Huron defines the eastern edge of this late-1950s landscape, where the Detroit and Mackinac railroad connects shoreline communities like Harrisville and Greenbush. The interior reveals a transition from the structured street grids of Lincoln to the dense woodlands of the Huron National Forest and Alcona State Forest. This survey captures Alcona County's mid-century civic and social infrastructure, from the Alcona High Sch and Town Hall to local hubs like the Grange Hall.

Maritime history is anchored by the Lighthouse at Sturgeon Point, while the rural hinterlands are dotted with small settlements such as Mikado and the Indian Mission. Genealogists may find value in the precise locations of St Annes Cem and Westland Cem, as well as the numerous small waterways like Sucker Creek and Black River that influenced early land use and settlement patterns before the modern expansion of Harrisville State Park.