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1972 Map of Dunbar

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Dunbar
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The settlement of Dunbar serves as the focal point for this northern Wisconsin landscape in the early 1970s, situated along the Soo Line tracks. The area's history of logging and public works is evident through features like Camp 12 and the site of an old CCC Camp near the North Branch Pike River. The map reveals a complex network of industrial and transport history, including an Old Railroad Grade and the Dunbar Airport.

Water systems define the township boundaries, with the Little Popple River flowing through the Homestead and Aurora districts. Remote lakes such as Dvorak Lake, Sackerson Lake, and Spur Lake are connected by narrow creeks and forest roads like Spur Lake Road, illustrating the transition from active timber extraction to a landscape of conservation and recreation, marked by a local Campground and the surrounding woodlands of Marinette and Florence Counties.