1968 Map of Marquette

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Lake Superior dominates the northern horizon of this mid-century survey, where the rugged iron mining centers of Ishpeming and Negaunee sit inland from the port of Marquette. The industrial character of the Upper Peninsula is evident in the rail network, featuring the Lake Superior and Ishpeming and Chicago and North Western lines connecting the mines to the docks. To the south, the massive footprint of K I Sawyer Air Force Base stands out as a critical Cold War military installation amidst the dense timberlands of the Escanaba River State Forest. The map captures a vast wilderness spanning from the Huron Mountains in the west to the towering sandstone cliffs near Munising and Grand Island in the east. Numerous small logging and farming settlements such as Turin, McFarland, and Eben Junction are scattered through the interior, linked by the Soo Line railroad.