1963 Map of Marinette West

About this map

The Menominee River serves as the state boundary between Marinette, Wisconsin, and Menominee, Michigan, in this early 1960s study. The industrial and educational character of the Twin Cities is evident through the presence of the County Teachers College, Jordan Seminary, and the Armory. To the southwest, the city of Peshtigo is situated along the bends of the Peshtigo River, surrounded by several educational and civic landmarks such as the Garfield Sch and County Hospital. The landscape is dominated by the complex rail infrastructure of the Chicago and North Western and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroads, which facilitated the region's timber and manufacturing economies. Extensive cemetery grounds, including Forest Home Cemetery and Calvary Cem, provide significant genealogical reference points, while the Peshtigo Harbor Wildlife Area marks the transition toward the Green Bay shoreline.