1910s Maps of Otter Tail County, Minnesota

1. 1910 Map of Wendell, 1965 Print

   

   1910 Wendell

   1965 Print · USGS

   Grant and Otter Tail counties are shown here in the early twentieth century as a burgeoning network of rail lines and lakeside settlements. Genealogists can locate over twenty numbered schoolhouses and early stations along the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie line near Wendell and Hereford.

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4. 1912 Map of Vergas, 1969 Print

   

   1912 Vergas

   1969 Print · USGS

   Otter Tail County was a patchwork of glaciated lakes and early rail lines in the years preceding the Great War. You can trace the path of the Winnipeg Line through Vergas and locate over twenty rural school sites including Jacobs School and School No 116.

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7. 1912 Map of Battle Lake, 1975 Print

   

   1912 Battle Lake

   1975 Print · USGS

   Otter Tail County is captured here in the early twentieth century, showing a lake-rich landscape being shaped by new railroads and summer tourism. Genealogists can locate nearly twenty numbered schoolhouses and early communities like Battle Lake, Vining, and Ottertail.

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10. 1913 Map of Ashby

    

    1913 Ashby

    1913 Print · USGS

    Before the modernization of the Midwest, this part of Minnesota was a patchwork of numbered school districts and vital rail lines. Genealogists can trace family footprints near Dalton or search for local landmarks like School No 81, Tenmile Lake, and the Northern Pacific RR.

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13. 1913 Map of Fergus Falls

    

    1913 Fergus Falls

    1913 Print · USGS

    Otter Tail County is shown here in the early twentieth century, as rural townships were densely populated with family farms and dozens of small schoolhouses. Researchers can trace the Northern Pacific RR route through Carlisle and Elizabeth or locate the sprawling State Insane Asylum near Fergus Falls.

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16. 1913 Map of Wendell

    

    1913 Wendell

    1913 Print · USGS

    Grant and Otter Tail counties appear here just before the Great War, showing a landscape defined by prairie rail expansion and rural school districts. Genealogists can locate specific farmstead locations near School No 119, Dayton Dam, or the village of Wendell.

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19. 1914 Map of Battle Lake

    

    1914 Battle Lake

    1914 Print · USGS

    Otter Tail County’s lake country is captured here just before the Great War, showing a landscape defined by water and rail. Researchers can trace numerous rural schoolhouses and early lakeside retreats like Island Lodge, Camp Nidaros, and the village of Battle Lake.

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22. 1914 Map of Pelican Rapids, 1949 Print

    

    1914 Pelican Rapids

    1949 Print · USGS

    The glacier-carved landscape of Otter Tail County is shown here just before the First World War, when rural schools and lakefront resorts defined the local character. Genealogists can trace family roots through sites like South Emmanuel Church and Bangor Cemetery or locate the many schoolhouses including Rollag School.

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25. 1915 Map of Underwood

    

    1915 Underwood

    1915 Print · USGS

    Otter Tail County is shown here in the early twentieth century as a thriving network of small school districts and lakeside townships. You can trace the Northern Pacific rail line through Underwood or locate local landmarks like School No 207 Weggeland and Maine.

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28. 1915 Map of Perham

    

    1915 Perham

    1915 Print · USGS

    Otter Tail County was a landscape of steam and water in the early twentieth century. Genealogists can trace family footprints through numerous rural school sites like School No 132 and settlements along the Northern Pacific including Perham and Frazee.

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31. 1915 Map of Vergas

    

    1915 Vergas

    1915 Print · USGS

    The lake country of Otter Tail and Becker counties is captured here in the early twentieth century as recreation began to meet rural industry. Researchers can find numerous country schoolhouses, early lodges like Pelican Inn, and the Fricke Mill site near Lake Melissa.

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34. 1917 Map of Pelican Rapids

    

    1917 Pelican Rapids

    1917 Print · USGS

    Otter Tail County was a landscape of dense rural school districts and lakeside retreats just before the First World War. Genealogists can trace family footprints through dozens of landmarks like Swede Grove Church, Dunn's Resort, and Bangor Cemetery.

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37. 1919 Map of Rothsay

    

    1919 Rothsay

    1919 Print · USGS

    Railroad-driven growth on the Wilkin and Otter Tail border is captured here at the end of the Great War. Genealogists can locate family-run grain operations like the Everdell elevator-slender or local landmarks such as the Foxhome Sch. Ho. Cupola and Manston School.

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40. 1919 Map of Barnesville, 1943 Print

    

    1919 Barnesville

    1943 Print · USGS

    The Red River Valley's agricultural and rail infrastructure is meticulously detailed in this early twentieth-century military survey. Genealogists and historians can locate numerous rural schoolhouses and industrial landmarks like the Barnesville tall Elevator and the Lawndale Elevator.

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