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1951 Map of Helena NE

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Helena NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

The Forsyth Swamp dominates this interior landscape of Marquette County, defining a region where industry was dictated by the timber and transport opportunities of the early 20th century. The Chicago and Northwestern railroad and the State and Northwestern Highway run parallel through the northeast, serving the small settlement of Helena and specialized transit points like Parker Spur and Stack.

A network of isolated outposts, likely logging or hunting camps, are scattered throughout the lowlands, including Rochenon Camp, Quales Camp, and Larson Camp. These named sites, along with family-associated landmarks like Anderson Camp and Sharkeys Camp, reflect the seasonal and transitory nature of human activity in the central Upper Peninsula during this era. The drainage of Sawmill Creek and Werners Creek provides the only topographic relief in an otherwise flat, water-saturated terrain.