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1932 Map of Whitney SE

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

USGS Topo · Published 1932

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The Ford River snakes through this 1932 field study, anchoring a landscape defined by the intersection of early 20th-century timber and transport. The boundary between Menominee Co Delta Co bisects the terrain, where several small settlements emerged along the competing rail lines. Perronville and Schaffer serve as primary hubs, supported by local institutions like St Michaels Ch and Maple Grove Grove Sch.

Logging and agrarian life are evident in the network of creeks like Twenty Four Mile Creek and Tenmile Creek, which feed the river system. The infrastructure of the era is dominated by the Chicago and Northwestern and the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railroads, which facilitated the movement of goods from remote stops like Eustis Sta and Tesch. These transit corridors, alongside the Northwestern Highway, illustrate the transition from isolated frontier outposts to a more integrated regional network.