New Maps Of Washtenaw

Made by the U.S. Geological Survey

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Show Every Road, House and Elevation in the County—Field Work Completed

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The work of making a topographical survey of this county has been nearly completed. The field work has been completed and some of the maps will be ready in six months. The survey was made under the supervision of the U. S. Geological Survey, which made arrangements with the state government each to bear half the expense. This section was selected for a sample series of maps and it is hoped to complete in time a full topographical survey of the whole state. Sheets of the topographical maps thus made are sold by the U. S. government at a very small price.

The maps are much more accurate than anything in that line previously attempted. They show the lay of the ground, its elevation above sea level, every road and the location of every house, not only in the country, but in the city.

The elevations are shown by contour lines for every 20 feet of elevation or depression. For instance, a waving line of 900 feet above sea level runs through Ann Arbor. A short distance away is an 880 feet line.