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1982 Map of Greenwood Lake East

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Greenwood Lake East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Mining Railroad carves a path through the dense timber of Lake County, highlighting the industrial infrastructure necessary to support Minnesota's northern mining operations during the early 1980s. This landscape is defined by its extensive network of water and wilderness, where the Stony River and Greenwood River flow through the overlapping boundaries of the Superior National Forest and the Finland State Forest.

A system of seasonal routes including the Winter Trail provides access to remote interior points like McDougal Lakes and Stony Lake. Evidence of earlier land use is found at Homestead, while the presence of a Gravel Pit and several Mining Railroad segments indicates active resource extraction. The map captures a moment when traditional forest management and heavy industry operated side-by-side in this northern lakeland.