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1967 Map of Iron River

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Iron River
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Keweenaw Bay and the south shore of Lake Superior anchor this late 1960s survey of the Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin borderlands. The map reveals a region defined by its massive timber reserves and mineral history, with the Ottawa National Forest and Baraga State Forest covering vast tracts of the interior. Settlement patterns follow the historic transportation corridors of the Soo Line and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroads, which connected lakeside towns like L'Anse and Ontonagon to the iron and copper districts.

Industrial sites and mountain peaks characterize the landscape, from the copper-rich vicinity of White Pine to the high ground of the Porcupine Mtns and Huron Mtns. To the south, the lake country around Lac du Flambeau and Lac Vieux Desert marks the transition into the Northern Highland State Forest, where the dense network of water bodies and smaller streams like the Carp River shaped the early development of the Northwoods.