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1906 Map of South Lyon

Name: 1906 Topographic Map of South Lyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1906
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1906

About this map

Ann Arbor anchors the southwestern corner of this survey, shown just as the regional rail network was at its peak. The city sits along the Huron River, with the Michigan Central River and Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Electric RR providing vital connections to nearby Ypsilanti and Geddes. The landscape north of the city is a complex mix of glacial terrain and small farming communities such as Dixboro, Emery, and Worden.

In the northern reaches, the junction at South Lyon serves as a major transit hub where the Pere Marquette crosses the Grand Trunk R R. The area is characterized by numerous small lakes, including the cluster around Greenoak Lake, Crooked Lake, and Inchwagh Lake. Further east, the village of Salem sits along the Detroit and Saline Rapids line, illustrating the dense web of steam and electric railways that defined Washtenaw and Oakland counties before the era of widespread automobile travel.