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1971 Map of Posen

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Posen
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Posen serves as the focal point of this Presque Isle County landscape in the early 1970s, where the Detroit and Mackinac RR angles through the village. The community structure is clearly visible, anchored by St Casimir Sch and the nearby Cem. The surrounding area is defined by a dense network of local roads such as the Detroit and Mackinac Road and Leer Road, reflecting a rural township layout organized into sections like Pulawski and Krakow.

Hydrography dominates the northern and eastern portions of the sheet, where Lake Augusta and Big Trout Lake drain toward the coast of Lake Huron. The presence of numerous Gravel Pits and the Black Lake State Forest suggests a landscape defined by both extractive industry and timber conservation. Waterways like the Swan River and Little Trout River carve through the low-lying terrain, connecting the inland lakes to the Great Lakes shoreline.