1913 Map of Ashby

About this map

Pelican Lake and the surrounding glacial prairie landscape define this early twentieth-century survey of the lakes region where Otter Tail, Grant, and Douglas counties meet. The settlement of Ashby serves as a central hub, situated near Melby Lake and Little Lake, while Dalton sits further north along the tracks of the Great Northern railroad. This era of rural development is clearly visible through the dense network of one-room schoolhouses, such as School No 91 and School No 11, which dot the townships of St Olaf and Tumuli. The hydrology of the area is particularly detailed, tracing the meandering path of the Pomme de Terre River as it flows south toward the Mill Pond, and identifying dozens of smaller bodies of water like Tenmile Lake and Jolly Ann Lake that characterize this portion of the Minnesota interior.