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2019 Map of High Market

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of High Market
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Michigan Mills and High Market anchor this remote landscape in Lewis County, where the network of headwaters for several major regional river systems begins. The terrain is defined by a dense drainage pattern including East Branch Fish Creek, W Br Sugar River, and the E Fork Salmon River. This hydrology shaped the local settlement patterns and naming conventions, evident in landmarks like Beaver Meadow Brook and Moore Meadow Stream.

Historically rooted roads such as Michigan Mills Rd, Byrons Corners Rd, and Kotary Rd provide the primary access through the wooded reaches. The presence of Fish Creek in the south and the scattered clearings for Michigan Mills suggest a history of small-scale industry and forestry at the edge of the Tug Hill region. The map meticulously details the myriad small tributaries like Pringle Cr, Alder Cr, and Kelly Cr that feed the larger branches of the Fish Creek system.