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1952 Map of Rockwood

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Rockwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The Detroit River and its complex archipelago dominate this mid-century survey of the Michigan shoreline. On Grosse Ile, the sprawling Grosse Ile Naval Air Station stands as a significant military installation, flanked by a network of smaller islands including Elba Island, Swan Island, and Hickory Island. The landscape transitions from the industrial and residential pockets of Trenton and Gibraltar to the managed wetlands of the Pointe Mouillee State Game Area.

Inland, the convergence of the Huron River and Silver Creek defines the local topography near Rockwood. The area's social infrastructure is visible through local landmarks like Vreeland Tabernacle, St Marys Ch, and several rural schoolhouses such as South Road Sch. Transportation is anchored by the New York Central railroad and the Detroit and Toledo Shore Line, which parallel the coast and supported the region's mid-century river-and-rail economy.