1947 Map of Amasa

About this map

Amasa serves as the industrial and social hub of this Upper Peninsula landscape, situated at the junction of the Chicago and North Western and the Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroads. The late 1940s environment is characterized by a transition from active extraction to a quieted industrial state, evidenced by the Warner Mine (abandoned) and Porter Mine (abandoned) east of town. Beyond the rail lines, the terrain is defined by an intricate network of water and local recreation, from the Casagranda Race Track near Camp Lake to the winding course of the Paint River and Hemlock River. Genealogists and local historians can find specifically named sites such as Finn Farm Cr and Erickson Landing, alongside numerous small water bodies like Cemetery Lake and Shoe Pac Lake that dot the wooded township of Hematite.