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1954 Map of Granton

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Granton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Loyal and Granton serve as primary hubs in this mid-century survey of Clark County, where a dense network of country schools and rural post offices defines the social geography. The landscape is heavily marked by its proximity to several rail lines, including the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie and the Chicago and North Western, which supported small trackside settlements like Veefkind and Chili.

Detailed mapping of rural education reveals a high concentration of local schoolhouses, including the Catlin Sch and Mack Sch, as well as sites already falling out of use like the Franklin Sch (Abandoned). The topography is punctuated by unique glacial or geological features such as Burdock Mound and the Lindsey Bluffs, while the southern reaches are dominated by the winding course of the East Fork Black River and Cunningham Creek.