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1958 Map of Sand Lake

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Sand Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The Muskegon River and Little Muskegon River converge at the heart of this late-1950s survey, dominated by the waters of Croton Pond and Hardy Lake. The settlement of Croton sits at this hydro-industrial junction, surrounded by the wooded expanses of the Manistee National Forest. This era shows a landscape transitioning between working timberlands and recreational lakeside communities, where scattered lookout towers like the Croton Lookout Tower and Fish Lookout Tower still monitored the dense canopy.

Rural infrastructure is densely recorded here, providing a wealth of detail for local historians. Small community centers such as Ensley Center and Pierson are mapped alongside numerous one-room schoolhouses, including the Oak Grove Sch and Crandall Sch. The southern portion of the sheet transitions into the lake-studded terrain of the Rogue River headwaters, featuring the village of Sand Lake and its connection to the Pennsylvania railroad line.