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1968 Map of Ash Lake

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Ash Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

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Kabetogama State Forest dominates this northern landscape, where the Duluth Winnipeg and Pacific railway cuts through the timberland on its route toward the Canadian border. The small settlement of Ash Lake serves as a primary landmark, situated near the shores of Ash Lake and alongside a series of gravel pits that indicate the local industrial activity of the late 1960s.

The presence of the Winter Trail following the Lost River suggests a terrain that relied on seasonal pathways for navigation through the low-lying wetlands. While the Ash River flows through the northern reaches, the southern portion of the quadrangle is defined by the township of Leiding, showing a remote region where water and rail were the primary drivers of movement and small-scale resource extraction.