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1978 Map of Chassell

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Chassell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

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Houghton and Hancock dominate the northern landscape of this orthophotoquad, which uses aerial photography from 1978 to reveal the settlement patterns of Michigan’s Copper Country. The imagery provides a clear view of the industrial and residential footprints in Hurontown and Dodgeville, while the namesake community of Chassell sits at the southern edge where the Sturgeon River meets the widening waters.

The texture of the land reveals the mining heritage of the Keweenaw Peninsula, particularly around Atlantic Mine. Along the eastern shore, the deep blue of Portage Lake contrasts with the developed waterfront at Dollar Bay. This study is notable for overlaying 1946 land lines onto the 1970s aerial photography, allowing for a precise comparison of property boundaries against the actual physical changes in the terrain over three decades.