Township map of Michigan.

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Township map of Michigan.

This portion of record group 59-5 consists of a map from the Michigan Geological Survey Division. The map was published by Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning of New York. "Entered ... 1855 by Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning ... New York." Insets include: "City of Detroit", "The state seal", "Map of the western portion of Michigan", and "View of Mackinac."

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SNAC Resource ID: 7624460

State Archive of Michigan

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Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning

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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...