[Maps of shorelines of Arenac and Huron counties, Michigan].

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[Maps of shorelines of Arenac and Huron counties, Michigan].

This portion of record group 59-5 consists of two maps (ca. 1840) from the Michigan Geological Survey Division. The maps detail the shorelines of Arenac and Huron counties, Michigan, indicating tree species, islands, and description of beaches. Includes Charity Island, Little Charity Island, and portions of the thumb area of Michigan.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7624440

State Archive of Michigan

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Michigan. Geological Survey Division

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The Michigan Geological Survey was created by Public Act 20 of 1837. Its purpose was to conduct a geological and mineralogical survey of the state. The state legislature appointed Douglass Houghton the first state geologist (1837). In 1921, the state legislature established the Department of Conservation, and the Michigan Geological Survey became part of that department (Public Act 17 of 1921). The Department of Conservation established the Geological Survey Division circa 1947. In 1968, the dep...