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1943 Map of High Market

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of High Market
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Michigan Mills and the surrounding woodlands of Lewis County define this wartime landscape, documented during a 1943 field check. The area is characterized by an intricate drainage system feeding into the East Branch Fish Creek and the East Fork Salmon River. Small rural hubs like High Market and Byron Corners serve as the primary points of settlement, connected by a network of light-duty and unimproved dirt roads that traverse the varying elevations.

Educational life in this period is marked by isolated schoolhouses, including School No 9 and School No 6, which sit miles apart along the creeks. The heavy concentration of brooks and streams, such as Pringle Creek, Alder Creek, and Roaring Brook, suggests a region defined by its water resources and timber-related history, specifically at the northern edge of the Osceola and West Turin boundaries.