Map Of Wisconsin And Michigan Border
Michigan state university map library.
Map of wisconsin and michigan border. Wisconsin magazine of history. The boundary between michigan and wisconsin was first determined in the act that in 1836 created wisconsin territory. Michigans ownership of the upper peninsula has very little to do with wisconsin which only became a territory one year before michigan gained statehood but rather a border dispute with ohio led to the up becoming part of michigan. Wisconsin is one of the east north central states situated in the north central part of the us mainland.
The state borders lake superior and michigan to the north lake michigan to the east and illinois to the south. Go back to see more maps of wisconsin us. The original description in 1836 referenced a border situation that was non existent for instance montreal river did not originate from the lake of the desert. A border dispute between michigan and ohio.
In ignorance of the real geography of the region this act described a supposititious line under the belief that the montreal river had its source in lake vieux desert. This map shows cities towns counties interstate highways us. Map of illinois and wisconsin. Location map of wisconsin in the us.
The wisconsin wedge dispute between the states of michigan and wisconsin was as a result faulty border description. This map was created by a user. 65498 sq mi 169640 sq km. Map of michigan and wisconsin.
609x1053 285 kb go to map. Superiors southern shore on a klr650. This shows the four points of michigans southern border. The disputed michiganwisconsin boundary.
800x836 245 kb go to map. Youll see that simple geometry tells us the southernmost point of michigan must be at the only intersection of michigan indiana and. 859x924 287 kb go to map. Highways state highways main roads secondary roads rivers and lakes in wisconsin.