1950s Maps of Bessemer Township, Michigan

Explore 11 historic maps of Bessemer Township from the 1950s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1950s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

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Bessemer Township, MI maps

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  1. 1953 Map of Ashland, 1964 Print
    1953 Map of Ashland, 1964 Print
    1953 Ashland
    1964 Print · USGS
    Northern Wisconsin's lakefront and timberlands are seen here in the mid-1950s, showing the intersection of industrial rail lines and vast wilderness. Genealogists and historians can trace the Soo Line through rail towns like Mellen or locate family roots in the Apostle Islands and Bad River Indian Reservation.
    3 unique versions available

  2. 1955 Map of Marenisco, 1957 Print
    1955 Map of Marenisco, 1957 Print
    1955 Marenisco
    1957 Print · USGS
    The Michigan-Wisconsin borderlands and the deep woods of the Upper Peninsula are captured here in the mid-fifties. Genealogists and local historians can trace the rail-and-timber era through Marenisco, the Chicago and North Western line, and fire towers like Copps Lookout Tower.
    3 unique versions available

  3. 1955 Map of Bessemer, 1957 Print
    1955 Map of Bessemer, 1957 Print
    1955 Bessemer
    1957 Print · USGS
    Ironwood's industrial outskirts and the Gogebic Range mines are at their mid-century peak here in the mid-1950s. Genealogists and researchers can trace the neighborhoods of Anvil, Yale, and Ramsay alongside local landmarks like Washington Sch and the Old Tilden Mine.
    2 unique versions available

  4. 1955 Map of Wakefield, 1957 Print
    1955 Map of Wakefield, 1957 Print
    1955 Wakefield
    1957 Print · USGS
    Wakefield and the iron-rich Gogebic Range are shown here during the mid-1950s as mining operations shaped the landscape. Genealogists and industrial historians can trace the neighborhoods around Sunday Lake, find the Lakeside Cem, and locate mines like the Sunday Lake Mine.
    2 unique versions available

  5. 1955 Map of Wakefield, 1957 Print
    1955 Map of Wakefield, 1957 Print
    1955 Wakefield
    1957 Print · USGS
    The iron country of the Upper Peninsula is frozen in time during the mid-fifties, showing the industrial core of the Gogebic Range. Genealogists and historians can trace the early layout of Wakefield and its surrounding mining hubs like Ramsay and Verona before the landscape of the Sunday Lake Mine was further altered.
    3 unique versions available

  6. 1955 Map of Wakefield NE, 1957 Print
    1955 Map of Wakefield NE, 1957 Print
    1955 Wakefield NE
    1957 Print · USGS
    Upper Peninsula timberlands and rail corridors are captured in the mid-1950s within the Ottawa National Forest. Researchers can trace the Chicago and North Western line through forest settlements like Hartley and Dunham or locate the peak of Wolf Mountain.
    2 unique versions available

  7. 1955 Map of Ironwood, 1961 Print
    1955 Map of Ironwood, 1961 Print
    1955 Ironwood
    1961 Print · USGS
    The Gogebic Range iron district comes to life in this mid-century study of the Michigan-Wisconsin borderlands. Trace the industrial rail networks and mines like Newport Mine alongside the Finnish Ch and vanished local schools.
    2 unique versions available

  8. 1956 Map of North Ironwood, 1957 Print
    1956 Map of North Ironwood, 1957 Print
    1956 North Ironwood
    1957 Print · USGS
    The Lake Superior shoreline and the waterfall-rich Black River define this mid-century Gogebic County landscape. Researchers can trace rural life through sites like Roosevelt Sch, the Gogebic County Airport, and the Hautala Corner crossroads.
    3 unique versions available

  9. 1956 Map of Thomaston, 1957 Print
    1956 Map of Thomaston, 1957 Print
    1956 Thomaston
    1957 Print · USGS
    The Upper Peninsula wilderness in the mid-fifties is captured here, showing the heavy industrial influence of the Chicago and North Western railroad. Researchers can trace the timber-era rail sidings at Tula and Manley Siding or locate the Underwood Lookout Tower.
    4 unique versions available

  10. 1958 Map of Ashland
    1958 Map of Ashland
    1958 Ashland
    1958 Print · USGS
    Coastal Wisconsin and the Michigan borderlands meet here in the late fifties, dominated by the timbered expanses and iron-rich ranges. Genealogists can trace family footprints in settlements like Odanah and Montreal, or locate landmarks such as the Coast Guard Station and Agricultural Experiment Station.

  11. 1958 Map of Iron River, 1968 Print
    1958 Map of Iron River, 1968 Print
    1958 Iron River
    1968 Print · USGS
    The Upper Peninsula in the late fifties is captured here as a landscape of timber, iron, and rail. Genealogists and historians can trace rail stops like Mass Station or explore the coastlines of Lake Gogebic and Keweenaw Bay.
    3 unique versions available

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