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1963 Map of Fourtown Lake

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Fourtown Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Fourtown Lake and Horse Lake anchor this 1963 survey of the Minnesota wilderness, a landscape dominated by the complex water networks of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Situated within the Superior National Forest, the map captures a primitive recreation landscape before modern environmental protections fully standardized the region's wilderness management.

Lakes with evocative names like Whisky Jack Lake and Tin Can Mike Lake are interconnected by portages and short streams like the Range River. The map details specific campsites and rapids, providing a topographical record of the routes used by early 20th-century travelers. To the southeast, the expanse of Basswood Lake and its Jackfish Bay show the transition toward larger bodies of water along the St. Louis and Lake County border.