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1946 Map of Chassell

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Chassell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Houghton and Hancock anchor the northern edge of this copper country survey, where the industry's footprint is visible through the Isle Royale Mine and Old Superior Mine. The landscape is defined by the heavy infrastructure of the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic and Copper Range railroads, which hug the shores of Portage Lake and Pike Bay.

Institutional presence is marked by the Michigan College of Mining and Technology, while smaller settlements like Dodgeville, Hurontown, and Chassell reveal the residential patterns of the post-war era. The survey traces the complex drainage of the Pilgrim River and Sturgeon River as they feed into the Great Lakes system, providing a clear look at the region's topography before significant modern development altered the shoreline near Sunshine Beach.