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2023 Map of Highland Park

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Highland Park
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Detroit and its surrounding enclaves are captured here in a period of complex urban density and interconnected municipal boundaries. The map highlights the unique geography of Highland Park and Hamtramck, two distinct cities entirely surrounded by the Detroit city limits. This arrangement reflects the early 20th-century industrial boom when these areas incorporated independently to support massive automotive manufacturing centers.

Large industrial and utility corridors are evident, including the Detroit Arsenal and the sprawling grounds of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport. The landscape is notably defined by its many historic burial grounds, such as Beth Olem Cem, which is famously enclosed within industrial property, as well as Saint Clement Cem, Mount Olivet Cem, and Forest Lawn Cem. The intersection of major transit arteries like I-75 and I-696 illustrates the mid-century infrastructure that reshaped these established neighborhoods.