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1968 Map of Bemidji West

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Bemidji West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Mississippi River winds through a chain of glacial lakes in this late 1960s survey of the Bemidji area. The city core is a dense hub of institutional life, anchored by Bemidji State College and several educational landmarks such as St Philips Sch and High Sch. The transit corridor is defined by the parallel tracks of the Soo Line and Great Northern railroads, which bypass the northern reaches of Lake Bemidji and Lake Irving.

South of the city, the landscape transitions into the wooded expanses of the Mississippi Headwaters State Forest and Paul Bunyan State Forest. Large water bodies like Lake Plantagenet and Lake Marquette dominate the southern half of the quadrangle, where the Oak Hills Institute and Carr Lake Sch serve rural neighborhoods. Aviation footprints are visible at the Moberg Landing Strip and a dedicated Seaplane Base on Grass Lake, illustrating the region's reliance on both rail and air to navigate its water-rich terrain.