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1951 Map of Camp Grafton

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Camp Grafton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Camp Grafton and the State Military Reservation dominate the peninsula of Rock Island in this early 1950s survey of the western shores of Devils Lake. The map details a landscape shaped by military activity and conservation, where the Sullys Hill National Game Preserve sits at the southern edge of the lake. Transport and local infrastructure are well-documented, showing the path of the Great Northern railway as it passes through Fort Totten Station and travels toward the Municipal Airport.

Rural life is reflected in the placement of Grove Sch and School No 2, serving the farming community in Grand Harbor. Along the water, recreational and residential patterns appear at Lakewood Park and near Creel Bay, while the interior shows numerous Gravel Pits indicating local extraction. The boundary between Benson and Ramsey counties cuts directly through the lake, anchoring the political geography of the region.