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1931 Map of Ozark SE

Name: 1931 Topographic Map of Ozark SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1931
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1931

About this map

East Lake serves as the central anchor for this 1931 survey of the Upper Peninsula, situated along the county line between Chippewa and Mackinac counties. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of waterways, including the winding Carp River and its North Fork, alongside Taylor Creek, Flat Creek, and Red Creek. These streams weave through a terrain marked by wetlands and the prominent rise of Maple Hill to the northeast.

Industrial and transport infrastructure is concentrated in the southwest corner, where the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic railroad runs parallel to the South Shore and Atlantic Highway No 2. This alignment reflects the era's reliance on fixed rail corridors for timber and ore transport across the eastern UP. The map, compiled from early Air Corps aerial photography, provides a precise look at the drainage patterns of the East Lake Branch and Chub Creek before significant modern development altered the forest cover.