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1932 Map of Whitney NE

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Whitney NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

The Escanaba and Lake Superior railroad cuts a straight diagonal through the heart of this Michigan landscape, providing a vital industrial link between the settlements of Hendricks and Woodlawn. Surveyed in the early 1930s, the map reveals a remote region defined by its hydrography, particularly where the Escanaba River is harnessed at the Bony Falls Dam. The surrounding terrain is a complex network of wetlands and small waterways like Hunters Brook and Bobs Creek, which flow toward the Ford River in the south.

Local life at this time was organized around a series of rural schoolhouses, including Hendricks Sch and the Truex Sch, positioned to serve the small clusters of residents in the Delta, Marquette, and Menominee borderlands. The presence of a major Transmission Line and several triangulation stations, such as TTr 137 S, indicates the ongoing infrastructure development and precise surveying efforts of the era.