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1952 Map of Ishpeming

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Ishpeming
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The iron-rich hills of the Marquette Range define this landscape in the early 1950s, centered on the industrial hub of Ishpeming. The urban center is dense with civil infrastructure including a Hospital and High Sch, while the surrounding terrain is marked by the heavy footprint of the mining industry. Large Mine Dumps and active operations like Tilden Mine and the settlement at National Mine reveal the intensive extraction occurring during this era.

A complex web of transportation supports these mines, featuring the Chicago and North Western and Lake Superior and Ishpeming railroads. Outside the main city, smaller communities like West Ishpeming, Salisbury, and Frenchtown sit near water bodies such as Lake Angeline and Lake Sally. To the south, the terrain transitions into the more hydrological environment of Tilden, where the Middle Branch Escanaba River and numerous creeks like Ely Creek and Schweitzer Creek dominate the landscape.