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1951 Map of Dafter

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Dafter
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Munuscong State Forest dominates the lower half of this landscape, where the Little Munuscong River and Charlotte River wind through the wetlands of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. North of the forest, the crossroads settlement of Dafter serves as a small hub along the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railroad, which cuts a sharp diagonal path across the terrain.

Rural infrastructure is centered around landmarks such as the Methodist Ch and Christie Sch, reflecting the community's early 1950s footprint. To the south, the expansion of the Kinross Airport and the presence of an Oil Tank near the tracks suggest the area's mid-century transition toward modern transportation and energy needs. Surveyed by the Army Map Service, this map provides an exacting view of the drainage patterns of the Waiska River and its branches as they feed into the Great Lakes system.