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1969 Map of Anchor Hill

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Anchor Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Anchor Hill Lookout Tower stands as a central landmark in this 1960s survey of the lake-dotted landscape where Clearwater and Becker counties meet. This area is a complex mosaic of public and protected lands, featuring the western edge of Itasca State Park and the expansive White Earth State Forest. The geography is defined by the White Earth Indian Reservation Boundary, which cuts north-south through a dense network of water bodies including Sugar Bush Lake, Squaw Lake, and North Twin Lake.

Evidence of early 20th-century industry and infrastructure is preserved here, most notably an Old Railroad Grade in the northeast and a Gravel Pit near the southern border. The map documents a transition in land use, showing how conservation areas like the Clearwater State Wildlife Management Area and Savannah State Forest overlay the glacial terrain. Forest trails and secondary roads such as Sugar Bush Road and the Bad Medicine Trail provide the primary access through this heavily wooded environment.