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1968 Map of Sterling SW

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Sterling SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Tittabawassee River State Forest dominates this landscape in central Michigan, where complex water management systems define the terrain. The presence of multiple flooding projects, including Molasses River Flooding No 1, Molasses River Flooding No 2, and Molasses River Flooding No 5, indicates a mid-century focus on habitat engineering and wetland control along the Molasses River.

Small settlements such as Bowmanville and the curiously named Hard Luck sit among a network of resource-management roads like the Lame Duck Truck Trail and Mosquito Alley Truck Trail. These routes, along with various sandpits and a Flowing Well, reflect an era of active forestry and back-country maintenance. The map also captures the boundaries of Bourret, Sheridan, Moffatt, and Adams townships, providing a clear view of the rural civil structure at the end of the 1960s.