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1958 Map of Traverse City

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Traverse City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Traverse City anchors this 1950s survey of Northern Michigan, where the rugged coastline of Lake Michigan meets the expansive timberlands of the Huron National Forest and Au Sable State Forest. The map details the intricate geography of the Grand Traverse region, from the narrow finger of Old Mission Point dividing the bay to the shorelines of Glen Lake and Torch Lake. Inland, the landscape is defined by massive water bodies like Higgins Lake and Houghton Lake, and the winding course of the Au Sable River.

Transport patterns are firmly established by the Pennsylvania RR and Chesapeake & Ohio RR, serving timber and early tourism hubs like Elk Rapids and Interlochen. The presence of the Michigan National Guard Military Reserve and numerous designated state forests indicates a transition from early industrial logging toward a managed landscape of conservation and regional defense during the mid-century era.