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1968 Map of Mt Clemens West

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Mt Clemens West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Clinton River and its various branches, including the North Branch and Middle Branch, define the topography of this Macomb County landscape. During the late 1960s, the area was undergoing rapid suburbanization, documented by extensive purple-tinted revisions showing the growth of Sterling Heights, Fraser, and Roseville. The map captures a high density of civic and religious institutions, such as St. Joseph Hospital and Berry Hospital in Mt Clemens.

Genealogists will find a concentration of burial grounds along the river corridors, ranging from the large Resurrection Cemetery and Cadillac Memorial Gardens East to smaller denominational sites like the Russian Orthodox Cem and Hebrew Memorial Park. The infrastructure of the era is evidenced by the Grand Trunk Western RR and the grid of major thoroughfares like Mack Ave and Gratiot Ave that facilitated the region's mid-century expansion.