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1956 Map of Kingsley

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Kingsley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Boardman River meanders through the central woodlands of Grand Traverse County, anchoring a landscape defined by its transition from the shores of Grand Traverse Bay to the inland timberlands of the Fife Lake State Forest. The mid-century settlement pattern is visible through a high density of rural schoolhouses, many already marked as abandoned, such as Birmley Sch and Canada Sch, reflecting the consolidation of local education districts.

Infrastructure in the 1950s is dominated by the Pennsylvania and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads, which served the village of Kingsley and smaller points like Summit City and Grawn. From the Traverse City Airport in the north to the Wexford Corner in the south, the map documents a network of family-named landmarks and local institutions, including St Marys Ch near Hannah and the Kingsley Lookout Tower.