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1950 Map of Gladstone NW

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Gladstone NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

The Escanaba River anchors this landscape, winding through the boundary regions of Marquette and Delta Counties. Based on field examinations from 1932, this map depicts a territory largely dedicated to the State Forest Reserve, where logging history is preserved in names like Larsons Camp. The transportation network centers on the Chicago and Northwestern (Beaver Br) railroad and the Cornell Bridge, which connects the small settlement of Cornell to the surrounding timberlands.

Social life in this mid-century Upper Peninsula wilderness is evidenced by scattered rural landmarks such as St Nicholas Sch and Chandler Sch. The drainage patterns of Mosquito Creek, Indian Creek, and Squaw Creek reveal a wet, lowland environment that shaped the early settlement of sites like Salva. This map is particularly valuable for researchers tracing the development of the Great Lakes logging industry and early twentieth-century school districts.