1951 Map of Devils Lake

About this map

The city of Devils Lake serves as the focal point for this mid-century survey, revealing a landscape defined by institutional growth and proximity to the shifting shoreline of Devils Lake. The urban grid is dense with civic and social history, featuring the State School for Deaf, St Marys Academy, and the Odd Fellows Home. Transportation infrastructure is prominently marked by the Great Northern railroad and the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie line crossing the northern reaches. Outside the city limits, the terrain transitions into township divisions such as Creel and Minnewaukan, where several rural landmarks like School No 1 (Abandoned) and the GAR Cem indicate the earlier era of settlement. The receding waters of the lake expose extensive Gravel Pits and the Approximate Boundary line, highlighting the region's complex environmental and surveying history near Mission Bay.