1959 Map of Height Of Land Lake

About this map

Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge and the Smoky Hills State Forest dominate this Becker County landscape, illustrating a region defined by conservation and Indigenous heritage in the late 1950s. The White Earth Indian Reservation Boundary cuts across the northern portion of the map, while the Otter Tail River snakes through a complex chain of water bodies including Chippewa Lake and Height of Land Lake. Local civic life is represented by the Town Hall and School No 81 near the southern shore of Lake Twentyfive. The topography reveals a glacial legacy of moraines and kettles, ranging from the Sugar Bush uplands to the wetland basins of Rice Lake and Shell Lake. This map records the rural infrastructure of the era, from the small Cem in the northwest to the Gravel Pit near Sivertson Lake, capturing the area before modern development altered its remote character.