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1957 Map of Brimson

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Brimson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

ST Louis River and the Cloquet River define the watery geography of this northeastern Minnesota landscape, which in the late 1950s was a critical corridor for industrial transport. The Missabe And Iron Range Railroad and the Reserve Mining Company Railroad cut through the dense timber of the Superior National Forest, connecting remote settlements like Skibo and Brimson to the iron ranges.

Genealogists and local historians can locate established community hubs including the Bassett Sch, Bassett Ch, and Bassett Cem. The presence of an Old Railroad Grade and the Skibo Mill speaks to the region's evolving extraction history, while numerous glacial lakes such as Bassett Lake and Seven Beaver Lake remain central to the area's identity. The map also captures small, dispersed locations like Toimi, Fairbanks, and Rollins before many of these rural structures and sidings faded from the landscape.