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1965 Map of St. Helen NE

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of St. Helen NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The Au Sable State Forest dominates this mid-1960s landscape, illustrating a region defined by reforestation and early ranching infrastructure. Long-distance tracks like the Gilford Ranch Trail and Turney Ranch Trail crisscross the northern sections, while the presence of an Old Railroad Grade and a localized claypit point to earlier eras of resource extraction and transport.

Water is a defining feature of the southern terrain, where a cluster of glacial basins including Clear Lake, Horseshoe Lake, and Piper Lake served as burgeoning recreational hubs, evidenced by a Campground near Ambrose Lake. For the local historian, the Fisk Cem near the center of the sheet and the scattered oil wells provide specific points of human impact within the expansive woodlands and the Tamarack Swamp.