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1958 Map of Iron River

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Iron River
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

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L'Anse Indian Reservation and the coastal communities of Keweenaw Bay anchor the northeastern reach of this Lake Superior region. The landscape is defined by extensive timberlands and managed forests, including the Ottawa National Forest and Baraga State Forest, where early resource extraction shaped the local economy. The copper-mining legacy of the Upper Peninsula is evident near White Pine and Ontonagon, while the western edge is dominated by the elevations of Porcupine Peak within Porcupine Mountains State Park.

Transit networks during this mid-century period rely heavily on the Soo Line and the Chicago and North Western railroads, which connected remote settlements like Sidnaw and Marenisco to the Great Lakes shipping ports. To the south, the headwaters of the Menominee River and the sprawling Lac Vieux Desert mark the borderlands between Michigan and Wisconsin, a region of numerous glacial lakes and early hydro-electric infrastructure like Bond Falls Flowage and Way Dam.