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1936 Map of Ida

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Ida
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Maybee Village and the rural community of Strasburg anchor this 1930s landscape in Monroe County, Michigan, documented just as aerial photography began to transform topographic surveying. The territory is defined by an intricate network of artificial drainage canals and natural waterways like Miller Creek and the Raisin River, reflecting a transition from wetland to productive agricultural land.

Social life in the mid-1930s centers on numerous rural schoolhouses, including Bridge Sch, King Sch, and the Summerfield and Ida Sch. Local genealogy is preserved through markers such as the Immanuel Cem and the adjacent Immanuel Ch. The map highlights a burgeoning road system where early state routes like State Hy No 130 intersect with local family-named thoroughfares such as Geiger Rd and Baldwin Rd.