1922 Map of Schoolcraft

About this map

Vicksburg and Schoolcraft anchor this detailed study of southwest Michigan, where a dense network of early 20th-century railroads defines the regional transport pattern. The Grand Trunk, Grand Rapids and Indiana, and New York Central lines intersect here, serving a landscape transitioning from the open prairie of Prairie Ronde to the lake-studded terrain of Portage. The map reveals a highly developed rural social infrastructure, with dozens of family-named and numbered schools such as the Brooks School, Tiffany School, and the Brown Jug School placed at nearly every major crossroads.