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1951 Map of Oak Ridge

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Oak Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Saint Marys River serves as the international boundary between the United States and Canada in this detailed 1951 study, later updated with 1970s aerial data. The landscape is dominated by the waterway's complex channels, including the West Neebish Channel and Middle Neebish Channel, which navigate the shores of Neebish Island and Sugar Island. The map records a quiet rural era where education was localized at the Oak Ridge Park Sch and Stone Sch District No 4.

Local navigation and industry are visible at Sawmill Pt and Franklin Landing Strip, while the southern reaches transition into the protected lands of the Munuscong State Forest. Small settlements like Oak Ridge and Homestead sit alongside family-named points such as Elisha Point and Field Pt, illustrating the early 20th-century habitation patterns along the river's edge before modern development altered the island interiors.