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1929 Map of Holland

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Holland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

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The Lake Michigan shoreline dominates this 1920s survey, defined by a string of beaches and summer developments such as Zwemmer Beach, Rosabelle Beach, and Tennessee Beach. Inland, the landscape transition is marked by the expansive Lake Macatawa and its connection to Macatawa Bay, where the city of Holland is established with a dense street grid and significant waterfront infrastructure. The era's transportation relies heavily on the Pere Marquette railroad, which links the outlying farming communities and specialized sites like Getz Lakewood Farm.

A network of drainage systems including Worley Drain and Sawyer Drain reveals the intensive agricultural management of the Ottawa Co and Allegan Co borderlands. Local social centers are anchored by numerous country schools and churches, from Pigeon Creek Sch in the north to Niekerk Ch and Ebenezer Ch in the southeast. Notable landmarks like the Waukantanka Lodge and the settlement of Noordeloos provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing early twentieth-century residency in these Michigan townships.