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1989 Map of Tawas City

Name: 1989 Topographic Map of Tawas City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

The coastal interface of Lake Huron and the inland woods of the Huron National Forest define this 1989 survey of Iosco County. The twin settlements of Tawas City and East Tawas dominate the shoreline of Tawas Bay, showing the dense residential and civic infrastructure of the era including the local Hospital, High School, and the WIOS Radio Tower. The map traces the varied hydrological network feeding into the bay, from the sprawling Tawas Lake to smaller tributaries like Sims Creek and Cold Creek.

Evidence of the region's agricultural and spiritual history is preserved through numerous family-named roads and rural burial grounds such as Laidlaw Cem and Wilber Cem. The landscape reveals a mix of recreational and industrial land use, with the Tawas Golf Course and Boat Ramp near the city centers contrasting with several Sandpits scattered throughout the townships of Wilber, Baldwin, and Tawas.