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1953 Map of Canyon

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Cloquet Valley State Forest dominates the eastern half of this mid-century survey, a landscape defined by glacial lakes and the headwaters of several drainages. The small settlement of Canyon serves as a local hub near the center of the sheet, situated along a primary road corridor where a Cem and Town Hall are established. To the north and west, the map delineates township divisions for Cotton, Northland, and New Independence.

Hydrology is central to the area's geography, with Rose Lake, Dodo Lake, and the larger Leora Lake grouped in the northeast. Farther south, the waters of Hellwig Creek flow through wetlands toward Moose Lake. This 1953 topographic study, compiled from aerial photography, captures the transition of the northern Minnesota landscape between timber resources and small-scale infrastructure like the local Gravel Pit.