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1972 Map of Sullivan

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Sullivan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Wolf Lake and its surrounding community serve as the northern anchor for this study of Muskegon County, where rural crossroads and suburban expansion meet the low-lying drainage basins of Black Creek and Norris Creek. The landscape is a patchwork of agricultural fields and small woodlots, interrupted by specialized land uses such as the numerous Sandpits concentrated near Sternberg Road and the extensive Sewage Disposal Ponds west of Evanston Road. A significant transportation corridor is established by the Grand Trunk Western railroad, which bisects the townships of Sullivan and Ravenna.

Social and educational life is represented by a cluster of community landmarks, including the Oakridge High Sch, Jibson Sch, and the Light of Hope Chapel. Evidence of changing local infrastructure is visible at the Landing Field (Abandoned) near the Township Hall. From the residential clusters of Updyke to the northern reaches of Fruitport, this 1970s survey captures a transitional period of development in eastern Muskegon.