
Lake Superior dominates this coastal survey, where the waters of Chequamegon Bay meet the western edge of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. The map highlights the narrow barrier spit of Long Island and Chequamegon Point, a dynamic landscape shaped by lake currents. On the mainland, the eastern fringes of Washburn are visible, featuring residential streets like E Bayfield St and Superior Ave that terminate near the shoreline. The transition from the settled grid of Washburn to the rural land around Houghton Point is marked by family-named roads and the Old Dairy Airport, illustrating the local infrastructure serving this Bayfield County peninsula. Significant natural features include Oak Point and Houghton Point, which frame the entrance to the bay and provide critical navigational landmarks in this corner of Wisconsin.
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1941 · Bayfield
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1942 · Ashland
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1943 · Odanah
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1945 · Odanah
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1946 · Bayfield
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1947 · Ashland
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1953 · Ashland
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Ashland
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1964 · Ashland West
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1964 · Ashland East
USGS Topo · 1:24,000