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1931 Map of Blaney SW

Name: 1931 Topographic Map of Blaney SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1931
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1931

About this map

Blaney serves as the focal point of this 1931 survey of Schoolcraft County, situated just north of the Minneapolis Sault Ste Marie and Atlantic railroad. This Upper Peninsula landscape reflects an era defined by resource extraction and early infrastructure, featuring a specialized Lumber Co rail line and a prominent Stone Quarry near Calaspar. The presence of the New Blaney Fire Tower and a significant Transmission Line underscores the region's developing utility and forestry management networks during the early thirties.

Water and wetlands dominate the terrain, with Lake Anne Louise to the north and the Milakokia River winding through the southeastern reaches near Blaney Junction. Significant marshy areas are documented around Cranberry Marsh Lake and Cedar Lake, while Bear Creek and Buckeye drain the western timberlands. The survey, compiled in part from aerial photographs by the Army Air Corps, provides a clear view of the early U S Highway No 2 as it cut through this wooded and boggy Michigan interior.