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1967 Map of Schoolcraft NW

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Schoolcraft NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The glacial landscape of Texas and Prairie Ronde townships is defined by an intricate network of kettle lakes and wetlands south of Oshtemo. During this mid-century period, the expansion of Portage begins to press westward, seen in the purple-tinted urban developments near Kalamazoo Valley Community College and the various residential clusters around Texas Corners. Water features dominate the local geography, ranging from the recreational shores of Eagle Lake and Pretty Lake to the protected wetlands of the Gourdneck State Game Area.

Transport and utility corridors slice through the rural terrain, including the Penn Central railroad line and modern highway infrastructure at Interchange 72. Local history is preserved at sites like Hope Cem and Harrison Cem, while the agrarian roots of the area are still evident in the numerous Gravel Pits and scattered farmsteads that characterize the southern townships before the more intensive suburbanization of later decades.