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1946 Map of Eagle Harbor

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Eagle Harbor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Eagle Harbor L H and the Coast Guard Sta stand at the entrance to the protected waters of Eagle Harbor, anchoring this 1946 survey of Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. The landscape reflects the industrial legacy of the Copper Country, marked by the inland settlements of Copper Falls and Central. Connectivity across this rocky terrain is defined by the winding Brockway Mountain Drive along the coast and an Old Railroad Grade that cuts through the interior, tracing former mining transit lines.

Water dominates the geography, from the vast expanse of Lake Superior and Great Sand Bay to smaller interior bodies like Eliza Lake, Owl Lake, and Copper Falls Lake. Local history is preserved at the Pine Grove Cem and smaller outposts such as Nepco Camp No 1. The map details a complex drainage system including the East Branch Eagle River and Owl Creek, illustrating the rugged drainage patterns that influenced early settlement and resource extraction in this northern Lake Superior reach.