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1980 Map of Port Wing

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Port Wing
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The south shore of Lake Superior dominates this 1980 survey, illustrating a landscape defined by extensive public lands and small lakeshore settlements. The topography transition from the expansive Chequamegon National Forest and Brule River State Forest to the rugged coastline includes prominent features like Roman Point and the Western edge of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.

Inland, the map tracks the historical transit corridors of the Northern Pacific RR and the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic RR, which helped establish towns such as Iron River and Poplar. The region is crisscrossed by numerous waterways, including the Brule River and the Amnicon River, which drops through Amnicon Falls State Park. This area showcases a late 20th-century balance between timber resources, conservation, and the quiet residential pockets around Lake Nebagamon.