Loading map...

1972 Map of Holland West

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Holland West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Lake Michigan shoreline meets the industrial and residential expansion of Holland in this early 1970s survey. The landscape is defined by the complex waters of Lake Macatawa, where Macatawa Bay and Pine Creek Bay provide a sheltered harbor for maritime activity. Near the lake's inlet, the Coast Guard Station and Holland State Park mark the transition from the open lake to the dense settlement of Ottawa Beach and Macatawa.

Further inland, the map captures the community character of places like New Holland and Graafschap. A network of country churches such as Ventura Ch and Harderwyk Ch are interspersed with local institutions including the Park Township Airport and Fairground. The southern reaches show the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad corridor cutting through the Ottawa and Allegan county line, serving the growing suburban and industrial outskirts of the city.