1950s Maps of Marenisco Township, Michigan

1. 1950 Map of Star Lake

   

   1950 Star Lake

   1950 Print · USGS

   Vilas County's lake-strewn borderlands are captured here at mid-century, showing a landscape defined by timber management and early rail travel. Researchers can trace the Chicago and Northwestern Ry through Conover and locate remote outposts like Camp 5 or the Monahan Fire Tower.

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4. 1952 Map of Thayer, 1954 Print

   

   1952 Thayer

   1954 Print · USGS

   The timberlands of the western Upper Peninsula are captured in the early fifties, centering on the railway corridor through the Ottawa National Forest. Researchers can trace the legacy of the Chicago and North Western line through Gogebic Station, Thayer, and the shores of Beatons Lake.

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7. 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.

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10. 1955 Map of Starlake, 1957 Print

    

    1955 Starlake

    1957 Print · USGS

    The Wisconsin-Michigan border country is shown here in the mid-fifties, dominated by the dense waters of the Northwoods. Researchers can trace the Chicago and North Western line or locate local landmarks like Covenant Ch and Starlake.

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13. 1955 Map of Boulder Junction, 1957 Print

    

    1955 Boulder Junction

    1957 Print · USGS

    The Northwoods of Vilas County are captured here in the mid-fifties, showing the lake-heavy terrain of Boulder Junction and Arbor Vitae. Researchers can trace old lakeside sites like the Boy Scout Camp, the Lookout Tower, and the local Notre Dame Church.

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16. 1955 Map of Marenisco, 1957 Print

    

    1955 Marenisco

    1957 Print · USGS

    Upper Peninsula timber country and rail history are well-preserved here in the mid-fifties, centered on the logging town of Marenisco. Researchers can trace the Chicago and North Western line, locate the Marenisco Landing Field, or find family-named landmarks like Theilers and Ethelwood.

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19. 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.

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22. 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.

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25. 1956 Map of Bergland, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Bergland

    1957 Print · USGS

    Upper Peninsula timber and copper country come into focus in the mid-fifties as the railroad meets the shores of Lake Gogebic. Researchers can trace the rail sidings near Bergland, the workings of the White Pine Mine, and remote landmarks like Krobath Cabin.

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28. 1956 Map of Matchwood, 1958 Print

    

    1956 Matchwood

    1958 Print · USGS

    Ontonagon County thrived as a railroad and timber hub in the mid-fifties, centered around the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic line. Local historians and genealogists can trace the settlements of Topaz and Ewen, locate the Norwich Mine, and find family sites near the Ewen Cem.

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31. 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.

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