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1932 Map of Harvey SW

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

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

The Gwinn district of Marquette County appears here during a significant era of industrial development, where the iron mining industry and the Chicago and Northwestern railroad intersect. This 1932 field examination documents the structured company towns of the region, including Princeton, Austin, and New Swanzy, clustered near the banks of the Escanaba River East Branch. The landscape is heavily defined by the extraction economy of the Upper Peninsula, with several active sites like the Stephson Iron Mine and Francis Iron Mine positioned along the specialized rail corridors of the Lake Superior and Ishpeming line.

Away from the industrial centers, the terrain transitions into the Plains, where smaller outposts like Sigans Landing and Blondeaus Camp suggest a more remote character of logging or seasonal habitation. The presence of the Princeton Fire Tower and a local Cem reflect the established infrastructure of these mining communities. Numerous water bodies, such as Johnson Lake and Little Shag Lake, break up the timbered areas of Forsyth and Richmond townships.