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1982 Map of Sayner

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Sayner
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Sayner serves as the primary hub of this glaciated landscape, situated between Plum Lake and Big St Germain Lake. The community is marked by its Post Office and St Marys Ch, reflecting its established role in northern Wisconsin's recreational and timber country. The map captures a transition in transportation, showing the Old Railroad Grade snaking through the forest, a relic of the era when logging lines were the lifelines of the Northwoods.

Much of the area is managed as part of the Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest, which encompasses a dense network of water bodies including Little Arbor Vitae Lake, Crystal Lake, and Buffalo Lake. The St Germain River drains these highlands, while the Muskellunge Lookout Tower provides a fixed landmark for fire surveillance across the heavily wooded terrain of the Vilas and Oneida county boundary.