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1931 Map of Hart NE

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

USGS Topo · Published 1931

About this map

The Hart townsite serves as the primary hub of this northern Michigan landscape, situated at the head of Hart Lake where the Pentwater River begins its westward course. The 1931 survey reveals a dense network of rural infrastructure, characterized by an exceptional number of district schoolhouses that anchored the farming community. Family-named institutions such as Cargill Sch, Sackrider Sch, and Van Wickle Sch are distributed across the townships of Crystal and Weare, showing the early 20th-century reliance on local neighborhood centers.

Transportation is defined by the Pere Marquette railroad line cutting through the western edge of the village, passing near the Fair Grounds. Beyond the developed core of Hart, the terrain is shaped by the meandering path of Donaldson Creek and scattered woodland patches. The map also identifies several religious and civic landmarks, including St Josephs Ch near the northern boundary and Ames Sch to the south in Shelby township, reflecting a settled agricultural district at its peak of rural development.