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1947 Map of Lake Mary

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Lake Mary
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Mansfield Location and the nearby settlement of Mansfield anchor the northern landscape of this Iron County interior during the mid-1940s. The region is defined by an extensive hydrographic network where the Michiganme River flows south toward the expansive Peavy Pond. This watery terrain is punctuated by numerous named bodies such as Lake Mary, Glidden Lake, and Erickson Lake, which dominate the central and southern portions of the survey.

Evidence of the area's industrial and social history is found in the Old Railroad Grade cutting across the eastern and western sections, tracing the paths of former logging or mining transport. Local infrastructure of the era is represented by School No 2 east of Mansfield, while the southeastern corner of the map marks the preservation efforts within the Iron State Game Area. The transition from the rugged wetlands near Clarks Creek to the controlled waters of the southern pond suggests a landscape shaped by both natural drainage and early water management.