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Photographer: Source: 1817 maps from Oakland County.
Caption: "X" Marks the Spot: A Tale of Four Townships Marker — upper right images
Additional Description: Left: This 1817 survey map of the region shows where the four townships meet at a common point —Waterford, Pontiac, West Bloomfield and Bloomfield townships. The maps [sic] also indicates what the surveyors found — lakes, marshes, Indian trails and huts.
Right: In 1817, federal deputy surveyor Joseph Wampler wrote notes as he surveyed the region, creating this hand-drawn map. The added red lines indicate where he pounded a post at the site where Waterford, Pontiac, West Bloomfield and Bloomfield townships meet. He noted the terrain as "Hilly poor Oak Land".
Submitted: May 22, 2021, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.
Database Locator Identification Number: p587057
File Size: 2.912 Megabytes

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