1952 Map of Utica

About this map

The Clinton River serves as the geographic heart of this mid-century portrait of Macomb and Oakland Counties, winding its way through the Rochester Utica State Recreation Area and into the city of Utica. This 1952 culture revision reveals an era of transition, where the grid of rural township roads—from Twentyeight Mile Road in the north to Hall Road in the south—is increasingly punctuated by industry and residential development. A massive oval Proving Grounds dominates the center of the sheet, while numerous gravel pits along the river banks indicate the post-war building boom.