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1953 Map of Pickford NW

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Pickford NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Kinross Air Force Base dominates the northern landscape of this upper Michigan quadrangle, situated along the edge of the Munuscong State Forest. The map captures a rural frontier where industrial activity and government installations meet the wilderness, indicated by several Gravel Pits and the sprawling designated forest lands. A clear boundary line marks the transition between Chippewa and Mackinac Counties just north of the Munuscong River.

Genealogists and local historians can locate the Cottle Cem and the former site of the Blair Sch (Abandoned), both of which offer evidence of the area's early 20th-century settlement patterns. The southern portion of the sheet is defined by the winding path of the Munuscong River as it travels through the Marquette National Forest, while the northern terrain is crossed by the smaller Parker Creek.