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1970 Map of Jump River Fire Tower NW

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Jump River Fire Tower NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Jump River and its multiple forks dominate this landscape at the intersection of Rusk, Price, and Taylor counties. During the mid-1960s photogrammetric survey, the area was characterized by its dense network of waterways, including North Fork Jump River and South Fork Jump River, which converge near Big Falls. The presence of an extensive Old Railroad Grade snaking through the townships of Hawkins, Kennan, and Jump River indicates a legacy of industrial transport through these timberlands and wetlands.

Conservation and recreation are anchored by the Chequamegon National Forest in the southeast corner. Local geography is further defined by smaller tributaries such as Crazy Horse Creek, Little Jump River, and Main Creek. This documentation captures a remote region of Northern Wisconsin where the transition from rail-based extraction to public forest management is clearly visible through the remaining grades and protected acreage of the Big Falls Campground.