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1982 Map of Washington Island SE

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Washington Island SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Washington Island's eastern coastline is defined by its low-lying marshes and the protective offshore presence of Hog Island. This map reveals a landscape where the natural hydrology of Big Marsh and Little Marsh dictates the placement of early road corridors like Michigan Road and Lake View Rd. These routes skirt the wetland edges, leading toward the recreational spaces of Eastside County Park and the preserved territory of the Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

Deep water soundings across Lake Michigan contrast with the hazardous shallows of Fisherman Shoal to the northeast, marking a maritime environment that has long influenced the island's isolation and development. The settlement pattern remains concentrated along the western edge of this sheet, tapering off at South Point, illustrating the delicate balance between the human footprint and the island's prominent shoreline features.