1922 Map of Holly

About this map

Flint anchors the northern reaches of this Genesee and Oakland County landscape, where the southern expansion of the city meets the early twentieth-century village centers of Grand Blanc and Holly. The map captures a transition from industrial hubs to a lacustrine interior, where the Shiawassee River winds past Fenton and numerous glacial basins like Silver Lake and Bush Lake. This 1920 survey reveals a rural society organized around crossroads and local institutions, evidenced by the high density of district schools such as Atherton School, Carman School, and Stony Run School. The transportation network is in a period of change, featuring the established Grand Trunk railroad alongside the Detroit United Electric line and an emerging grid of named thoroughfares like Atherton Road and Belsay Road. Traces of local industry, such as Groveland Mills, appear among the ridges and kettle lakes that characterize this corner of Michigan.