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1919 Map of Grit

Name: 1919 Topographic Map of Grit
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1919
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1919

About this map

The Old Red Lake Indian Reservation Boundary Line bisects this northern Minnesota landscape, marking a significant historical border through Garnes and Equality townships. At the time of this 1919 survey, the area was transitioning through extensive hydrological engineering, evidenced by the numerous Ditch labels and defined swamp limits that crisscross the drainage basins of the Lost River, Hill River, and Poplar River.

Settlement is concentrated along the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railroad, with Brooks Station and Oklee serving as primary hubs. Local life is documented through scattered School locations and rural community centers like Grit and Lambert, the latter featuring a local Church and Cem. complex. Smaller, perhaps vanished, locales such as Espetvet, Rhoda, and Lillo provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing family footprints in Red Lake and Polk counties.