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1954 Map of Alpena

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Alpena
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Lake Huron defines the vast maritime boundary of this northern frontier, where the international border separates the Michigan mainland from the sprawling reaches of Manitoulin Island and Cockburn Island. The industrial pulse of the Michigan shore is centered on Alpena and Rogers City, with the Detroit and Mackinac RR skirting the coastline to serve the region's timber and limestone resources, evidenced by the large Quarry near Adams Point.

Navigational history is etched into the shoreline at Forty Mile Point and the Old Lighthouse, guarding the passage toward Drummond Island. On the Canadian side, the map details numerous indigenous lands, including the West Bay Indian Reservation No 22 and Sucker Creek Indian Reservation No 23. This 1950s perspective, updated with early 1980s aerial data, preserves the layout of remote fishing and farming settlements like Meldrum Bay and Silver Water before modern shifts in the Great Lakes' coastal economy.