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1939 Map of Marinette

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Marinette
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1939
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1939

About this map

Marinette and the neighboring settlement of Peshtigo anchor this 1939 survey of the Wisconsin-Michigan border. The industrial and maritime character of the region is evident in the dense street grids and the numerous schoolhouses dotting the rural townships, including McKinley Sch, Washington Sch, and Grant Sch. The border between the two states follows the winding path of the Menominee River past Chappie Rapids to its mouth at Green Bay, where the Menominee LH lighthouse and the natural projection of Sea Gull Bar mark the harbor entrance.

Agricultural development is reflected in the systematic grid of section lines, though a significant portion remains marked as an Unsurveyed Area to the north. Transportation networks of the late 1930s are dominated by the Chicago and Northwestern railroad and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific line. Local landmarks such as the County Farm No 2 and small settlements like Winesville and Blueberry provide essential points of interest for those researching local family history and land use in this lakeside corridor.