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OSM historic feature: Unnamed historic feature 1205118568

Also Unnamed historic feature 1205118568

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TypeDataset
Coordinates45.6239° N, 85.5988° WGoogle Maps: OSM historic feature: Unnamed historic feature 1205118568Download KML
WithinBeaver Island archipelago
ErasModern era
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Dataset
Coordinates
45.6239° N, 85.5988° WGoogle Maps: OSM historic feature: Unnamed historic feature 1205118568Download KML
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
toponymyheritage
Within
Beaver Island archipelago

Summary

This record preserves the current OpenStreetMap historic feature Unnamed historic feature 1205118568 (way/1205118568). The source snapshot records the feature’s current mapped geometry and tags; it is useful for finding present-day places, structures, and historical markers but is not a legal property record.

Source tags

{
  "abandoned:railway": "narrow_gauge",
  "end_date": "1915",
  "historic": "railway",
  "old_railway_operator": "Beaver Island Lumber Company",
  "osm_id": 1205118568,
  "osm_type": "way",
  "railway": "abandoned",
  "source": "3DEP",
  "start_date": "1903"
}

Spatial context

The feature intersects 0 quarter-quarter survey units and 0 held DNR parcel geometries in the current data. Those links are navigation aids. They do not prove that the feature’s historical name, current use, or ownership follows the parcel boundary.

Open questions

  • Which deed, tax record, marker file, or institutional record establishes the feature’s legal status or owner, if any?
  • Does the current geometry correspond to the historical feature described in the linked KB article, or only to the same name?
  • Which historical maps or newspapers provide the earliest reliable location?

See also

Sources

  1. OSM way/1205118568; current map feature 'Unnamed historic feature 1205118568'. OSM is a volunteered geographic record, not a title, deed, or owner register.
    osm · historic

Added 1 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “OSM historic feature: Unnamed historic feature 1205118568”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/documents/osm-named-feature-historic-way-1205118568/, accessed [date], citing OpenStreetMap contributors, historic features via Overpass API, retrieved 2026-07-28 (ODbL 1.0)..

Last revised 2026-08-01. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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