1955 Map of Ontonagon

About this map

The mouth of the Ontonagon River serves as the focal point for this mid-century survey of Michigan's western Upper Peninsula coastline. The village of Ontonagon is depicted with detailed infrastructure including a Lighthouse, Schuster Field, and the Township Park along the shore of Lake Superior. The influence of the timber and transport industries is evident in the rail lines of the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific and the presence of small settlements like Green, Wood Spur, and Austin. To the south, the landscape transitions into the heavily wooded tracts of the Ottawa National Forest and Baraga State Forest, where numerous waterways like the Floodwood River and Cranberry River cut through the terrain. Genealogists may find particular interest in the Carp Lake Sch (Aband) and the local burials at Riverside Cem and Evergreen Cem.