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1950 Map of Grahams Island

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Grahams Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Grahams Island and the complex northern reaches of Devils Lake dominate this mid-century survey of the Benson and Ramsey county line. The landscape is defined by the recession and expansion of water levels, leaving distinctive features like Oswalds Bay, West Bay, and Sixmile Bay separated by low-lying peninsulas. An Old Military Reservation Boundary cuts across the island, marking a legacy of federal land use alongside the Sullys Hill National Game Preserve and Mavvais Coulee National Wildlife Refuge.

Rural infrastructure is densely documented through a network of township schools, including School No 1, School No 5, and the Bay Sch. The economy of the era is anchored by the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads which serve grain-handling points and small settlements like Penn and Minnewaukan. Local genealogy is well-supported by the inclusion of several early burial grounds, such as Antiochia Cem Ch, Big Coulee Cem, and the Presbyterian Cem near the northern section line.