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1970 Map of New Buffalo East

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of New Buffalo East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Galien River winds through the heart of this coastal landscape, creating a complex network of wetlands and oxbows before reaching Lake Michigan. Along the shoreline, a string of established summer colonies and settlements including Union Pier, Lakeside, and Harbert follow the path of the Red Arrow Highway and the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. This 1970 survey captures the transition between the developed lakefront and the agricultural interior of Chikaming and Three Oaks townships.

Inland features reveal a community anchored by tradition and recreation, from the Chikaming Country Club to the preservation of Warren Woods State Park. Significant local landmarks include the St Paul Monastery, Forest Lawn Cem, and the unique Historical Steam Society Park near the state line. The map clearly delineates the Michigan-Indiana border, where the terrain shifts toward the drainage of the Galena River and the rural crossroads of Hesston.