1973 Map of Four Town

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Beltrami Island State Forest and the Red Lake State Wildlife Management Area dominate the northern landscape of this orthophotomap, where the interface of managed wilderness and small-scale agriculture is clearly visible. The settlement of Four Town serves as a local hub, supported by the Four Town Chapel and a Winter Trail cutting through the lowlands of Steenerson. Further north, the vanished or sparse nature of earlier habitation is marked by the Cem near Malcolm and the Linder Lookout Tower standing watch over the timber. This 1970s survey uses aerial photography to detail the drainage patterns and township grids across Spruce Grove, Minnie, Hamre, and Steenerson, providing a precise record of land use before modern reforestation and agricultural shifts altered these Beltrami County communities.