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1960 Map of Eagle Mountain

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Eagle Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Eagle Mountain and the surrounding Misquah Hills anchor this 1960 survey of a lake-dense wilderness in the Superior National Forest. This interior region of Cook County is characterized by long, narrow water bodies like Winchell Lake and the irregular, island-dotted expanse of Brule Lake, which includes Brule Island and Brule Bay. The map documents a landscape almost entirely devoid of modern roads, defined instead by the hydrography of the Minnesota State Forest and the remnants of industrial history.

An Old Railroad Grade north of Swan Lake provides evidence of earlier logging or resource extraction in an otherwise remote terrain. Researchers can trace the complex network of portages and waterways through names like Vernon Lake, Echo Lake, and Gaskin Lake. The presence of a small Gravel Pit near the eastern boundary suggests localized maintenance for the limited trail network and tracks that crossed this timber-rich country.