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1949 Map of Bowbells

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Bowbells
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

The railroad junction at Bowbells serves as the focal point of this 1940s landscape, where the Great Northern and Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie rail lines converge. The town site is flanked by Bowbells Cem and St Joseph Cem, while the surrounding rural townships of Minnesota, Bowbells, and Denmark are dotted with landmarks of early 20th-century life, including School No 1 and School No 2.

Hydrography and early conservation efforts are evident along Stony Creek, where the CCC-Dam stands as a physical marker of New Deal-era infrastructure. The eastern edge of the quadrangle touches the Des Lacs Migratory Bird Refuge Boundary, illustrating the region's early environmental management alongside agricultural and transport networks. Local recreation is noted by the inclusion of a Golf Course situated along the creek’s winding path.