Floodwood Lake and the meandering Floodwood River anchor this landscape along the border of Itasca and Saint Louis counties. The area is defined by its complex network of water bodies and wetlands, including the expansive Toivola Swamp in the northeast and smaller basins like Thunderbird Lake, Beauty Lake, and Cropless Lake. Human presence is marked by scattered infrastructure such as the Gospel Ranch Airport and the Maple Grove Cem in the southwest corner. The road network, including the St Louis-Itasca Judicial Hwy and numerous county roads like Co Hwy 16, traces the section lines of the Public Land Survey System, illustrating how modern transportation follows the original township grid of the Northwoods.
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1952 · Riley
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Silica
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Pengilly
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Hibbing
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Hibbing
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Hibbing
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1963 · Toivola SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1963 · Upstead Lake
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1964 · Hibbing
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1969 · Wawina
USGS Topo · 1:24,000