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1957 Map of Onaway

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Onaway
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Onaway and Millersburg anchor this northern Michigan landscape during the mid-1950s, a region defined by the vast Black Lake State Forest and the rugged drainage of the Ocqueoc River. The settlement pattern follows the Detroit and Mackinac rail line and the shores of Black Lake, where seasonal recreation is evidenced by Canfield Beach and Onaway State Park.

The presence of numerous rural schoolhouses, some already marked as defunct such as Tomahawk Sch (Abandoned) and Grace Sch (Abandoned), speaks to the shifting demographics of Presque Isle Co as the logging era's density faded. Local industry is visible through scattered Quarries and Gravel Pits near the Black Lake Bluffs. From the King Lookout Tower to the notable Ocqueoc Falls, the map documents a transition from utilitarian resource extraction to the preserved woodlands of the modern era.