1948 Map of Wayne
USGS Topo · Published 1948About this map
The Pere Marquette railroad network serves as the industrial spine for this corridor between Plymouth and Wayne in the early 1940s. While Plymouth and Wayne show concentrated residential and commercial blocks, the surrounding townships of Plymouth, Canton, and Nankin remain largely defined by an intricate drainage system including the Lower River Rouge and Fellows Creek. This landscape is caught at a moment of transition, where aviation sites like Triangle Airport and established community centers like Newburg and Sheldon sit alongside a dense network of country schools, such as Bartlett Sch and Walker Sch. Local history is anchored by several burial grounds, notably Riverside Cemetery and Cadillac Memorial Park Cem, which provide fixed genealogical reference points as the suburban expansion of Detroit begins to push westward along Michigan Ave and the Ann Arbor Rd.
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