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1931 Map of Steuben SE

Name: 1931 Topographic Map of Steuben SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1931
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1931

About this map

The Hiawatha National Forest dominates this Schoolcraft County landscape, where massive swamp and wetland systems are punctuated by dozens of glacial lakes and small creeks. The northeast corner of the sheet reveals the early infrastructure of the Upper Peninsula, defined by the diagonal route of the Manistique and Lake Superior railroad and the Hiawatha Sta stop. Settlement is sparse, concentrated primarily around rural education hubs like Hiawatha Sch and Maple Grove Sch.

Southward, the terrain transitions from the marshy reaches of Sturgeon Hole Creek and Smith Creek toward the northern shores of Indian Lake. Cultural development near the lake is evidenced by a Golf Course and a grid of small roads, while the interior remains a maze of water bodies including Island Lake, Dodge Lake, and Deer Lake. This survey captures the region just as the State Highway No 94 was established as a primary corridor through the timberlands.