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1954 Map of Barrs Lake

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Barrs Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Cloquet Valley State Forest dominates this northern Minnesota landscape as recorded in the mid-1950s. The region is defined by a complex network of glacial lakes and waterways, including the winding Cloquet River and the headwaters of the Sucker River. Notable water bodies such as Barrs Lake, Lieuna Lake, and the smaller Briar Lake punctuate the timberland.

Evidence of early rural infrastructure appears at the site of School No 27 (Abandoned) in the northwest corner, suggesting a shift in local population or school consolidation by this era. The map details the townships of Alden, Normanna, and Duluth, showing the transition from forest to organized administrative sections. Small, isolated lakes like Esswhiar Lake and the Twin Lakes remain largely inaccessible, connected only by unimproved dirt roads and trails through the dense woods.