1906 Map of Highmarket

About this map

Michigan Mills and the remote settlement of Highmarket define the heart of this Lewis County landscape at the turn of the century. The terrain is characterized by an intricate network of waterways, including the Salmon River, Mad River, and Fish Creek, which drain a densely furrowed topography. The industrial character of the era is evident in the path of the Glenfield and Western RR, which winds through the eastern portion of the sheet to serve the logging and milling operations of the Tug Hill region. Small upland communities like Hooker, Boyd, and Wetmore are connected by a sparse network of early routes such as Flatrock Road and French Road. For genealogists and researchers, the map provides precise locations for defunct post offices and crossroads like Byron Cors and North Osceola before later twentieth-century reforestation and demographic shifts altered the local footprint.