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1917 Map of St. Charles

Name: 1917 Topographic Map of St. Charles
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1917
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1917

About this map

St Charles serves as the focal point of this Saginaw County landscape, where the confluence of the Bad River and the Shiawassee River anchors the local geography. The map reveals an intensive drainage and irrigation network essential for agriculture, particularly evident in the Prairie Farm and its associated Pumping Station. Industrial activity is represented by No 3 Mine near the village, highlighting the era's reliance on local coal resources.

Rural life is meticulously documented through a dense distribution of family-named schools such as John Nafe School and Geddes School, alongside community hubs like Shields Corners and Hemlock. Transport corridors are well-defined, featuring the Pere Marquette and Michigan Central railroads which intersect the terrain near Paines. Significant thoroughfares like Gratiot Road connect these outlying settlements, while the expansive marshlands along the Tittabawassee River reflect the natural hydrological complexity of the Saginaw valley before widespread modern alteration.