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1922 Map of Stockbridge

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of Stockbridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

About this map

Stockbridge serves as a primary hub in this early twentieth-century landscape, where the rural junction of Ingham, Jackson, Livingston, and Washtenaw counties is defined by a dense network of country schools and glacial lakes. One-room schoolhouses like Strobel School, Dewey School, and Moss School are spaced nearly every two miles, anchoring the farming communities of Waterloo and Lyndon. The region's transport economy is visible through the Grand Trunk and Michigan Central rail lines, which connect small depots such as Sylvan Sta and Gregory to larger centers like Chelsea.

Glacial topography dominates the terrain, featuring high points such as Prospect Hill and Sackrider Hill overlooking the headwaters of the Portage River and Mill Creek. This 1919 survey by engineers like J.H. Jennings and W.B. Upton, Jr. captures a period before significant modern development, preserving the original footprints of hamlets like Unadilla and Plainfield during a time when the local economy relied heavily on these iron-rail connections.