1947 Map of Ahmeek

About this map

The copper mining heritage of the Keweenaw Peninsula is clearly etched across this landscape, where the Ahmeek Mine and Red Jacket Mine anchor a industrial network of shafts and rails. The towns of Ahmeek and Copper City are deeply connected by the Copper Range Railroad and the Calumet and Hecla Railroad, which transported ore from the hills toward the coast. Along the shores of Lake Superior, the terrain shifts from industrial centers to the drainage basins of the Gratiot River and Black Creek. Small residential clusters like Bumbletown, Centennial Heights, and Phillipsville show the concentrated settlement patterns of miners and their families, while local institutions such as Lake Shore Sch and the Ahmeek Cem provide vital points of interest for genealogists tracing ancestors in the Copper Country.