1946 Map of Ahmeek

About this map

The copper-rich landscape of the Keweenaw Peninsula unfolds here in the mid-1940s, centered on the mining communities of Ahmeek and Allouez. The industrial character of the region is defined by the Calumet and Hecla Range and the Copper Range RR, which connected deep shaft operations like the Ahmeek Mine and Seneca Mine to processing centers. Beyond the industrial grid, the map shows the transition from organized settlements like Copper City and Centennial Heights to the wild shoreline at Sevenmile Point along Lake Superior. Local institutional life is marked by the Lake Shore Sch and several prominent burial grounds, including Lakeview Cem, serving the dense cluster of mining locations. The map illustrates the specific layout of company-built housing and infrastructure that characterized this portion of the Copper Country before the major decline of the local mining industry.