1959 Map of Hart

About this map

Lake Michigan dominates the western edge of this 1959 survey, where the moving dunes of Little Point Sable and the recreational waters of Silver Lake State Park meet the shoreline. Inland, the landscape transition from the Pere Marquette State Forest in the north to the Manistee National Forest in the southeast is punctuated by a dense network of agriculture and rural institutions. The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad corridor serves as the primary spine for development, linking the established hubs of Hart, Shelby, and New Era.