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1940 Map of Athelstane

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Athelstane
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The Silver Cliff State Forest and the rugged northern woods of Marinette County dominate this 1940 survey. Centered on the settlement of Athelstane, the map documents a landscape defined by its natural resources and the infrastructure built to harness them. Hydroelectric development is prominent along the Peshtigo River, marked by the Caldron Falls Dam, High Falls Dam, and Johnson Falls Dam. These massive projects created the reservoirs that reshaped the local topography, contrasting with the many natural glacial lakes like Lake Sixteen and Lauenmans Lake.

Resource extraction is evident at the Molybdenite Mine and a Granite Quarry near Middle Inlet. The rural social fabric is preserved through numerous one-room schoolhouses, including Cowie School and Vanderbloomer School, alongside the Athelstane Cemetery. From the Mt Tom Fire Tower to the Medbrook Fish Hatchery, the map records the varied ways the land was managed and settled during the pre-war era.