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1958 Map of Manistee

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Manistee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Industrial salt production and lakeborne commerce define this mid-century survey of the Lake Michigan coast. The city of Manistee and neighboring Filer City sit at the mouth of the Manistee River, where numerous salt wells and gravel pits indicate the region's active extraction economy. Further inland, the map captures a rural landscape of one-room schoolhouses and country parishes, such as the Flynn Sch and Trinity Ch, serving the farming communities of Mason and Manistee Counties.

To the south, the complex shoreline of Hamlin Lake is mapped in detail, showing distinct fingers like North Bayou and Indian Pete Bayou near Ludington State Park. The survey preserves the locations of numerous family-named landmarks and historical sites, including the Indian Bdy Cem and the Victory Memorial Park. The infrastructure of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad corridor provides a clear view of the transportation network that linked these coastal timber and salt towns to the broader Midwest.