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1952 Map of Gwinn

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Gwinn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The iron mining heritage of Marquette County is etched across this 1952 landscape, centered on the company towns and subterranean works near Gwinn. Dense clusters of mining operations including the Princeton No 1 Mine, Stephenson Mine, and Jopling Mine define the southern portion of the sheet, where the Chicago and North Western rail lines connect these industrial hubs to the wider region. The terrain transitions from the Ragged Hills down toward the southern shore of Lake Superior at Harvey.

Beyond the industrial core, the map reveals a network of rural life in the early 1950s, from the Fish Hatchery on Cherry Creek to isolated schoolhouses like Heidtman Sch. The development of the Sawyer Airport on the Plains marks the era's mid-century expansion, while numerous family-named landmarks and water bodies like Uncle Tom Lake and O Neal Creek provide essential reference points for local genealogists and land researchers.