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1941 Map of Gardner Lake

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Gardner Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

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Cathance Lake and Gardner Lake dominate this 1941 landscape, a region defined by complex water systems and small, dispersed settlements during the early 1940s. The survey reveals a network of rural schoolhouses serving isolated communities, including the East Ridge Sch, West Ridge Sch, and the Hadley Lake Sch near the southern edge. The rugged glacial topography is marked by named heights like Cooper Hill, which features a Firetower, and Porcupine Mtn overlooking the Marion area.

On the eastern margin, the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge is established, while industrial history is noted at the Gilman Dam and the small cluster at Halls Mills. The presence of several distinct town lines, such as Cooper, Charlotte, and Marion, illustrates the political geography of Washington County before modern infrastructure consolidated these remote interior townships. Water bodies like Rocky Lake and Second Lake are connected by a maze of brooks and streams, reflecting the natural drainage patterns critical to the local timber and mill history.