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2012 Map of Townsend Lake

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Townsend Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The Pere Marquette River snakes through the southern portion of this Lake County landscape, serving as a focal point for local recreation and historical transport. Near the river's bend, the Bowman Bridge and the Bowman Bridge Campground provide clear evidence of the area's continued reliance on the waterway for both passage and leisure. To the north, the elevated terrain of the Ward Hills is marked by the Ward Hill Lookout Tower, a site once essential for fire observation in these wooded tracts.

Evidence of early rural settlement is preserved in the location of the Sweetwater Cem and Lake Cem, which provide valuable touchstones for genealogists researching families from Webber Township. The map also identifies a cluster of small water bodies, including Townsend Lake, Wingleton Lake, and the aptly named Railroad Lake, illustrating the post-glacial topography and the influence of early timber and rail infrastructure on the naming of the land.