1910s Maps of Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota

1. 1918 Map of Buffalo Bay

   

   1918 Buffalo Bay

   1918 Print · USGS

   The northern reaches of Minnesota meet the Canadian border in this 1918 military survey of the Lake of the Woods shoreline. Researchers can trace the hydrography of Buffalo Bay and locate landmarks like Buffalo Point and Stoney Creek before the landscape was modernly altered.

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4. 1918 Map of Winterroad

   

   1918 Winterroad

   1918 Print · USGS

   Northern Minnesota’s drainage and timber frontiers are documented here just after the war, showing the massive engineering projects intended to dry the landscape. Local historians can trace the early township divisions of Eugene and Yale alongside landmarks like School 25 and Winter Road Lake.

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7. 1918 Map of Roosevelt

   

   1918 Roosevelt

   1918 Print · USGS

   Northern Minnesota's wooded frontier is captured here at the end of the Great War, as the railway transformed the lake country. Genealogists and historians can trace early school sites and track the Canadian Northern rail line through Roosevelt and Swift.

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10. 1918 Map of F

    

    1918 F

    1918 Print · USGS

    Beltrami County’s northern wetlands are shown during a period of massive landscape engineering just after the Great War. Genealogists and historians can trace the early drainage infrastructure through the Main Judicial 1224 Ditch No 25 and find locations like Yale and Steenerson.

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13. 1918 Map of Oak Island

    

    1918 Oak Island

    1918 Print · USGS

    The international border at Lake of the Woods is captured here during the late First World War era. Genealogists and historians can trace the early footprint of Oak Island Fishery and coastal landmarks like Sugar Point and Magnusons Island.

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16. 1918 Map of Williams

    

    1918 Williams

    1918 Print · USGS

    Beltrami County's northern frontier comes to life just before the end of the Great War as surveyors documented the drainage and settlement of this timbered landscape. Trace early infrastructure along the Canadian Northern rail line and explore the complex system of drainage works including Main Judicial Ditch No 24 and Judicial Ditch No 16.

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19. 1918 Map of Warroad

    

    1918 Warroad

    1918 Print · USGS

    Northern Minnesota's borderlands come alive in the decade following the drainage surveys, showing the international rail hub at Warroad and the marshy shores of Lake of the Woods. Genealogists can trace early homesteads and schools near Cedarbend, America, and along the Warroad River.

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22. 1919 Map of Peppermint Creek

    

    1919 Peppermint Creek

    1919 Print · USGS

    In the decade after the Great War, this area of northern Minnesota was defined by its railroad and massive drainage projects. Researchers can trace the path of the Canadian Northern through Graceton or follow the intricate Judicial Ditch No 23 and the winding Winter Road River.

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25. 1919 Map of G

    

    1919 G

    1919 Print · USGS

    Beltrami County at the end of the Great War reveals a landscape defined by massive drainage projects and the meandering South Branch Rapid River. Researchers can trace the early engineering of the peatlands via Jud. Ditch № 25 and locate specific timbered clearings labeled as Opening.

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28. 1919 Map of Canada

    

    1919 Canada

    1919 Print · USGS

    The international border at the mouth of the Rainy River is meticulously detailed in this post-World War I military survey. Historians can trace early northern Minnesota land reclamation through labels like Jud. Ditch 28 and find navigational landmarks such as Oak Point and Windy Point.

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31. 1919 Map of Knutson

    

    1919 Knutson

    1919 Print · USGS

    Beltrami County at the end of the Great War shows a landscape being actively reshaped by drainage projects and early surveying. Genealogists and historians can trace the development of the timbered wilderness through the routes of Rapid River and man-made systems like Judicial Ditch No 30 and Judicial Ditch No 36.

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