Old Maps of Port Arthur, Grant for Academic Research

Study the evolution of Port Arthur with 7 high-resolution historic maps. Whether you're teaching, researching, or modeling changes in land use, these maps provide essential visual documentation of urban, environmental, and geographic change.

  • Analyze long-term change: Track patterns in development, transportation, and natural features.
  • Ideal for environmental or urban studies: Support academic projects with primary historical map data.
  • Use in the classroom or lab: Educators and researchers rely on these maps to bring historical context to life.

These maps are a powerful tool for teaching, research, and visualizing how Port Arthur has changed over the decades.


Port Arthur, Grant maps

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  1. 1948 Map of Ladysmith, 1967 Print
    1948 Map of Ladysmith, 1967 Print
    1948 Ladysmith
    1967 Print · USGS
    Rusk County and the Flambeau River are captured here in the late 1940s as a thriving hub of rail, timber, and water power. Researchers can locate numerous vanished country schools like Grant Center Sch and trace early river control at the Port Arthur Dam and Thornapple Dam.

  2. 1950 Map of Ladysmith
    1950 Map of Ladysmith
    1950 Ladysmith
    1950 Print · USGS
    Mid-century Rusk County centers on the busy rail junction and riverfront of Ladysmith just as the regional flowages were being established. Researchers can locate dozens of rural schools and churches, including Meadow Brook Sch, St Francis Ch, and the Thornapple Dam.

  3. 1953 Map of Rice Lake, 1967 Print
    1953 Map of Rice Lake, 1967 Print
    1953 Rice Lake
    1967 Print · USGS
    Northwest Wisconsin during the mid-fifties reveals a landscape defined by timber, rail, and water. Genealogists and historians can trace the development of river towns like Ladysmith and Rice Lake along the Soo Line and Chicago and North Western railroads.
    2 unique versions available

  4. 1959 Map of Rice Lake
    1959 Map of Rice Lake
    1959 Rice Lake
    1959 Print · USGS
    Northwest Wisconsin in the late fifties was a land of expanding road networks and deep-seated timber history. Genealogists and historians can trace rail lines like the Soo Line RR and Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha Ry as they link settlements from Spooner to Medford.

  5. 1971 Map of Thornapple, 1973 Print
    1971 Map of Thornapple, 1973 Print
    1971 Thornapple
    1973 Print · USGS
    Rusk County at the start of the seventies shows a landscape where industrial transit and river management converge. Researchers can trace the Old Railroad Grade and Soo Line tracks near the Thornapple Dam and Port Arthur.

  6. 1980 Map of Bloomer
    1980 Map of Bloomer
    1980 Bloomer
    1980 Print · USGS
    Northwestern Wisconsin at the start of the eighties shows a landscape deeply connected to its rivers and rail lines. Genealogists and historians can trace the growth of Bloomer, Ladysmith, and Chetek or locate local landmarks like Brunet Island State Park and the Soo Line rail corridors.

  7. 2022 Map of Thornapple, 2022 Print
    2022 Map of Thornapple, 2022 Print
    2022 Thornapple
    2022 Print · USGS
    Rusk County at the start of the 2020s shows a landscape deeply defined by its waterways and rural township roads. Genealogists and local researchers can trace the outskirts of Ladysmith and Port Arthur or locate landmarks like Saxton Lake and Sunfish Lake.

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