The suburban and industrial growth of Kalamazoo and Portage defines this landscape south of the city center. While residential development and the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport occupy the northern half, the southern portion is dominated by a complex of water bodies including Austin Lake, West Lake, and Long Lake. These lakes, alongside Ramona Park, illustrate the region's recreational character within a modernizing grid. Local history is anchored by several burial grounds, including Portage Central Cem, Portage S Cem, and Smith Cem, which remain as markers of earlier settlement patterns. The southern edge reaches toward Vicksburg, where the terrain shifts toward more open land around Gourdneck Lake and Gourdneck Creek.
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1916 · Kalamazoo
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1918 · Kalamazoo
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1918 · Galesburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1918 · Leonidas
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1922 · Schoolcraft
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Kalamazoo
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Schoolcraft
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Leonidas
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Galesburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Galesburg
USGS Topo · 1:24,000