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1953 Map of Cohasset East

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Cohasset East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Cohasset sits at the confluence of Bass Brook and the Mississippi River, serving as a focal point for this 1950s look at the Minnesota Iron Range. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of waterways, including the expansive Prairie Lake and Shoal Lake, which are interspersed with distinctive terrain features like Mankie Island and Mallard Point. The Great Northern railroad tracks cut through the southern portion of the sheet, providing the industrial backbone for the region's extraction and transit economy.

Evidence of local history and industry is scattered throughout, from the Greenway Mine near Lower Prairie Lake to the Old Soldiers Cem and Wildwood Cem. The presence of numerous gravel pits and the proximity to the Arbo and Grand Rapids areas highlight a period of active land use and development. Smaller water bodies like McKinney Lake and Forsythe Lake fill the timbered lowlands, illustrating the complex drainage of the Itasca County terrain.