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1953 Map of Negaunee

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Negaunee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Negaunee serves as the industrial and civic anchor of this mid-century survey, situated in the heart of Michigan's iron range. The landscape is defined by its extraction history, prominently featuring the Maas Mine, Negaunee Mine, and Mather Mine B near the southern edge of the sheet. These operations are interconnected by a dense network of rail lines including the C & NW and the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic, illustrating the logistical complexity required to move ore from the Upper Peninsula mines to the Great Lakes ports.

Water management for power and industry is evident in the northern sections, where the Dead River Storage Basin and McClure Storage Basin dominate the terrain. Outside the city center, the map reveals essential community landmarks such as the Morgan Heights Sanatorium and Negaunee Cemetery, while the northern forests of the Escanaba River State Forest remain largely undeveloped except for timber-related tracks like the Holyoke Trail.