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1930 Map of South Haven

Name: 1930 Topographic Map of South Haven
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1930
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1930

About this map

Lake Michigan dominates the western edge of this coastal survey, where the resort and shipping culture of southwest Michigan is in full bloom. The port of South Haven serves as the primary hub, showing a dense street grid and critical infrastructure like the offshore Waterworks Intake. Moving south along the shoreline, a string of seasonal and residential developments including Miomi Park Beach, South Haven Highlands, and Palisades Park illustrate the era's growing focus on lakeshore recreation.

Inland, the landscape transitions to a rural agricultural pattern defined by the Pere Marquette and Michigan Central railroads. The map documents a network of local institutions essential to early 20th-century life, from the Packard Gospel Center to rural schoolhouses like Deerlick Sch and Law Sch. These features, alongside the dunes at Thunder Mtn and Van Buren State Park, provide a clear record of how the economy balanced maritime commerce, rail transport, and the burgeoning tourism industry.