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1952 Map of Walled Lake

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Walled Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Union Lake and Cass Lake dominate the northern portion of this landscape, reflecting the burgeoning recreational and residential character of Oakland County during the early 1950s. The settlement of Walled Lake serves as a primary hub in the southwest, while smaller communities like Four Towns and Commerce are connected by a network of established roads such as Commerce Road and Walled Lake Road. The presence of several Grand Trunk rail lines and various golf courses, including Wise Public Golf Course and Edgewood Country Club, highlights the era's shift toward leisure-driven development.

Institutional and civic life is well-documented through numerous rural schools like Nichols Sch and Hosner Sch, alongside the State Sanatorium near Union Lake. Local history and genealogy researchers can trace established burial grounds, from the large Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens Cemetery in the south to the smaller Richardson Cem. The landscape is further defined by extensive state parklands, specifically Dodge Brothers State Park No 5 and Bloomer State Park No 1, which preserve the natural shoreline and terrain around the Lower Straits Lake and Upper Straits Lake systems.