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1952 Map of Gwinn

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Gwinn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Gwinn stands as a central industrial hub in this early 1950s survey of Marquette County, surrounded by a dense network of iron mining operations. The southern portion of the map reveals the concentration of heavy industry at the time, with the Princeton No 1 Mine, Stegmiller Mine, and several Austin and Stephenson workings punctuating the landscape. This era marks a peak in the rail-and-resource economy, where the Chicago and North Western and Duluth South Shore and Atlantic railroads converge to move ore from these Marquette Range sites.

Further north, the landscape transitions from the mining towns of Princeton and New Swanzy into the timbered reaches and wetlands of the Cyr Swamp. Along the shores of Lake Superior, the map details the growth of Harvey and Lakewood near the mouth of the Chocolay River. Genealogists will find significant local landmarks such as the Green Garden Cem and several rural schools including Heidtman Sch and June Sch, providing a clear look at the mid-century social geography of the Upper Peninsula.