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1952 Map of Gwinn

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Gwinn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The iron mining district of the Marquette Range is captured here in the early 1950s, centered on the company-founded town of Gwinn. The southern portion of the map is dense with industrial heritage, documenting the inactive but significant Princeton No 1 Mine, Stephenson Mine, and Jopling Mine that once fueled the local economy. These sites, clustered around Princeton and Austin, reflect a landscape deeply shaped by extraction and rail transport via the Chicago and North Western railroad.

To the north, the terrain transitions into the coastal drainage of the Chocolay River as it reaches Lake Superior. Settlements like Harvey and Chocolay show the early development of the shoreline near the mouth of the Carp River. Notable community landmarks such as the Beaver Grove Sch and Green Garden Cem provide anchor points for genealogists, while the presence of the Sawyer Airport and Gwinns Landing Field marks the era's growing aviation footprint in the Upper Peninsula.