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1954 Map of Sault Sainte Marie

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Sault Sainte Marie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Sault Sainte Marie and the eastern Upper Peninsula are documented here during a period of significant military and industrial presence in the mid-1950s. The map captures the international border along the St Marys River, where the Soo Line and Canadian Pacific railroads converge to manage the flow of trade between the Great Lakes. The transition from remote timberlands to strategic cold-war hubs is visible in the presence of Kincheloe AFB alongside established tribal lands like the Bay Mills Indian Reservation.

To the west, the landscape is defined by the Hiawatha National Forest and the Tahquamenon River drainage, leading toward small timber and fishing outposts such as Paradise and Shelldrake. Significant maritime landmarks, including Whitefish Point and Point Iroquois, mark the treacherous entrance to Whitefish Bay. This survey provides a comprehensive view of the region's transport network before the full expansion of the modern interstate system, showing the early routes of Us-2 and M-28.