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1983 Map of Holyoke

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Holyoke
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Holyoke and Nickerson anchor this 1983 study of the Minnesota-Wisconsin borderlands, where the landscape is defined by the dense wetlands and timber of the Nemadji State Forest. The drainage patterns of the Nemadji River and its numerous tributaries, such as Clear Creek and Stony Brook, carve through the terrain, supporting a network of small lakes including Net Lake and Graham Lake. The Burlington Northern railroad corridor serves as a primary transit vein, running diagonally across the township lines toward the state boundary.

Evidence of the region's earlier industrial logging era is visible in the form of the Old Grade in the southeastern portion of the map. Local history is further preserved at sites like the Cem in Nickerson and the recreation facilities at Gafvert Campground. This map captures a moment when the transition from industrial extraction to managed state forest and public recreation, exemplified by Wayside Park, was firmly established.