1931 Map of Pickford SE

About this map

Pickford serves as the primary hub in this 1931 survey of the Eastern Upper Peninsula, where the landscape transitions from agricultural clearings to the dense wetlands of Clark Township. The region is defined by its water network, from the winding Munuscong River in the north to the swampy reaches around Leach Lake and Mud L. Early 20th-century transportation is clearly delineated, showing the alignment of US Hy No 2 and State Highway No 48 before modern highway realignments. For local historians, the placement of rural educational centers like Tripp Sch, Woodlawn Sch, and Izzard Sch provides a look at the social geography of this Mackinac and Chippewa county borderland during the interwar years. Near Rockview, the map notes the presence of extractive activity, grounding the area's early economy in both timber and stone.