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2023 Map of High Market

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of High Market
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Michigan Mills and the tiny settlement of Fish Creek anchor this landscape in Lewis County, where the hydrological divide separates waters flowing toward the Tug Hill region. The map reveals an intricate network of waterways, including the East Branch Fish Creek and the West Branch Sugar River, which have historically shaped the local timber and milling industries. Numerous seasonal trails and rural roads like Michigan Mills Rd and Byrons Corners Rd crisscross the terrain, connecting isolated pockets of the forest.

Evidence of the area's complex drainage is found in the many small brooks and streams, such as Beaver Meadow Brook and Sucker Brook, which permeate the high-elevation wetlands. This survey provides a clear look at the persistent rural character of the High Market area, where the names of old logging roads like Plumber Rd and family-named routes such as Higby Rd reflect a century of backwoods land use.