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1951 Map of Strongs

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Strongs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The settlement of Strongs serves as a small hub of activity in the early 1950s, situated at the intersection of the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic railroad and the East Branch Tahquamenon River. The community is marked by its Town Hall, Community Ch, and the Jones Sch, reflecting a classic Upper Peninsula timber or rail-related outpost. North of Strongs Corner, an Old Railroad Grade and Dick Road trace the paths of earlier resource extraction through the Marquette National Forest.

South of the rail line, the landscape is defined by extensive wetlands and isolated water bodies such as Rice Lakes and Betchler Lakes. These marshy lowlands, including the headwaters of South Br Black Cr, suggest a terrain shaped by drainage patterns that influenced local road placement and settlement density. For those researching local families, the presence of the Colbett Cem provides a specific genealogical anchor in this sparsely populated stretch of Chippewa County.