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1954 Map of Sault Sainte Marie

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Sault Sainte Marie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Sault Sainte Marie serves as the international focal point of this Eastern Upper Peninsula survey, where the Saint Marys River connects the vast waters of Lake Superior and Lake Huron. The landscape is defined by the heavy presence of public lands, including the expansive Lake Superior State Forest and the Hiawatha National Forest. Small lumbering and railroad towns like Seney, Newberry, and Trout Lake dot the corridors of the Soo Line, reflecting the region's industrial reliance on timber and rail transport.

Coastal navigation is prominent along the treacherous graveyard of the Great Lakes, marked by the Coast Guard Station Whitefish Point and remote outposts such as Shelldrake and Vermilion Point. Inland, the map reveals the complex hydrology of the Seney National Wildlife Refuge and the iconic Tahquamenon Falls State Park. The inclusion of the Raco AFB (Aband) and various tribal lands, such as the Bay Mills Indian Res, provides a look at the mid-century military and social geography of the northern borderlands.