1906 Map of South Lyon

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Huron River dominates the southern landscape of this early twentieth-century survey, winding through Ann Arbor and Geddes toward Ypsilanti. The topography reveals a complex network of glacial kettle lakes in the northwest, including Greenoak Lake, Sandy Bottom Lake, and Whitmore Lake. Settlement is concentrated along an intricate web of rail lines that drove the local economy before the rise of the automobile, with the Grand Trunk R R passing through South Lyon and Rushton.