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1911 Map of Herman

Name: 1911 Topographic Map of Herman
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1911
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1911

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Herman and Norcross anchor this early 20th-century landscape, positioned at a vital junction of the Great Northern RR and the Willmar and Larimore Line. The terrain is characterized by an intricate network of wetlands and small lakes, particularly dense in the eastern townships of Delaware and Macsville. Named water bodies such as Ohlsrud Lake, Niemakt Lakes, and Pullman Lake are interspersed with low-lying features like Moses Slough and Moose Island.

A strictly organized grid of numbered schools, including School No 19 and School No 58, indicates a systematically settled agricultural region where education was localized for farming families. The Mustinka River meanders across the central plains, providing a natural contrast to the rigid section lines and railroad corridors. This survey, conducted in cooperation with the State Drainage Commission, captures the complex hydrology of Grant County before modern large-scale drainage significantly altered these prairie wetlands.