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1954 Map of Sidnaw

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Sidnaw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Sturgeon River carves a deep path through the north-central woods of the Upper Peninsula, its flow managed by the Prickett Dam which created Prickett Lake at the border of Houghton and Baraga counties. This mid-century landscape is defined by the logging and transit corridors of the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic and the C M ST P & P railroads. These lines connect the small rail-aligned settlements of Sidnaw, Watton, and Covington, the latter of which serves as a local hub for the surrounding timberlands of the Baraga State Forest.

Genealogists can find localized landmarks like Covenant Ch, Trinity Ch, and the Covington Cem. Notable aviation markers of the era include the Big Cake Landing Field and Prickett-Grooms Airport. The terrain transitions from the elevated Mt Kallio to the sandy stretches of the Baraga Plains, while an Old Railroad Grade in the northeast hints at earlier industrial logging operations near Rock River.