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1970 Map of Pleasant Lake

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

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Bunker Hill and Henrietta townships define this agricultural and wetland landscape straddling the line between Ingham and Jackson counties. The 1970 landscape is dotted with established rural centers like Fitchburg and Munith, the latter situated along the Grand Trunk Western railroad corridor. Significant water features including Batteese Lake and Pleasant Lake are shown with their surrounding residential development and recreational spaces like the Golf Course and Wilderness Park.

Genealogical interest is high throughout the quadrangle, with several country churches and burial grounds such as Felt Plains Cem and Nims Cem appearing alongside local institutions like the SS Cornelius and Cyprian Sch. The road network, including the historic Territorial Road and Base Line Road, anchors a landscape of small farmsteads and scattered gravel pits, reflecting the transition between traditional Michigan agriculture and growing lakeside communities.