1967 Map of Palo

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Palo and the northern edge of Muir anchor this mid-century survey of the rural borderlands between Montcalm and Ionia counties. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Maple River in the south and the meandering Prairie Creek to the west, with an extensive network of drainage systems like Dutton Drain and Bonnie Drain supporting the agricultural grid. This era reveals a community structured around local education and civic life, evidenced by the scattered positions of the Hayes Sch, Schaeffer Sch, and the Townhall near the center of the sheet.