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1932 Map of Harvey NW

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Harvey NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

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The town of Sands in Marquette County exhibits a dispersed settlement pattern during the early 1930s, defined by the Chicago and Northwestern rail line and the East Br Escanaba River. Local life centers on infrastructure like the Sands PO, Sands Sta, and two distinct rural schoolhouses, Sands Sch Nº 1 and Sands Sch Nº 2. The map reveals a transition in surveying techniques, having been compiled using aerial photographs from the U. S. Army Air Corps just before field examination in 1932.

Water features like Uncle Toms Pond, Pelissier Lake, and Strawberry Lake are scattered across a landscape marked by numerous creeks and outlets, including the Goose Lake Outlet. Small clusters like Cascade represent the early industrial and residential nodes in this part of the Upper Peninsula, while the proximity of the Negaunee boundary suggests the region's connection to the neighboring iron mining districts.