1929 Map of Coleharbor

About this map

Coleharbor sits as a primary rail hub in this prairie landscape, where the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie line cuts a diagonal path through the township of Victoria. The map reveals a highly organized rural structure, dotted with numbered country schools like School No 1 and School No 2 that served the dispersed farming community. Water dominates the eastern and northern reaches, defined by the winding course of Snake Creek and the significant basins of Crooked Lake and Turtle Lake. These natural features provided vital resources in a region divided into large land tracts such as Malcolm and Linde R. The presence of the Fisher Sch near the edge of the survey suggests the importance of localized education centers for the families settling these McLean County townships during the mid-1920s.