River mouth survey 1856

Map

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

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Name/Title

River mouth survey 1856

Entry/Object ID

2024.42.04

Description

Digital scan of a historic map that shows the dune contours and water depth soundings at the mouth of the river. Indications of a burying ground, a beacon light, the Kalamazoo River light house and station, the Nickels warehouse (area labeled Saugatuck), five structures in a southern-riverbank version of Fishtown, a lone building at Shriver's Bend, two Stockbridge saw mills and five buildings in Singaport [sic], the road from Newark, ferry crossing and Newark saw mill.

Context

Documentation that in 1856, the lighthouse area was named "Saugatuck" and the town we know of as Saugatuck today was named "Newark" by government surveyors.

Collection

1830 Settlement, pioneer era, 1836 Singapore, 1835 Logging and Lumbering, 1845 Fishing, commercial

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2024.42

Source or Donor

Clark, Chris

Acquisition Method

Donation, unconditional

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital data in CatalogIt

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Nichols, Stephen D. 1806-1887, Nichols Warehouse c1856, Kalamazoo Lighthouses 1839/1858/1956-present, Fishtown

Web Links and URLs

University of Michigan Library digital collection

General Notes

Note

Full citation: "Mouth of Kalamazoo River, Michigan from survey made between the 2d & 10th September 1856 by assistant John R. Mayer, under the direction of Brevet Lieut. Col. J.D. Graham, Major, U.S. Top. Engineers. Superintending Engineer of Lake Michigan Works." In the digital collection UM Clark Library Maps. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clark1ic/x-001293831/39015091897143. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 09, 2024.

Note

North oriented toward right. "Soundings are in feet and tenths of a foot." "The figures on land express the elevations above the lake surface in feet and decimals. The horizontal curves or contour lines are drawn at intervals of 5 feet of perpendicular elevation." "Accompanying Lt. Colonel Graham's annual report (no. 200) to the Chief Top. Engineer, dated Chicago September 30th 1857."

Create Date

September 9, 2024

Update Date

October 5, 2024