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1932 Map of Rock NE

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Rock NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

Logging and transit networks define this 1932 study of the borderlands between Alger and Delta Counties. The landscape is dominated by the sprawling timber interests of Maple Ridge and Limestone, where numerous specialized outposts like Mantula Camp, Suomi Camp, and Albert Johnson Camp are linked by a network of specialized routes, including Branch Road and various unnamed logging roads. These camps represent the seasonal industrial rhythm of the Upper Peninsula before more permanent stabilization occurred.

Transportation is anchored by the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, featuring the Premeau Spur and Whitefish Br crossing. Rare signs of permanent domestic life appear at the Gould Homestead and the Osier Sch, while the drainage of the W Br Whitefish R and its tributaries, including Deadhorse Creek and Werners Creek, dictates the difficult geography of the region. This document captures the transition from a wilderness frontier to a managed industrial forest.