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1974 Map of Lake City

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Lake City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Lake Mississippi- River Pepin dominates the eastern horizon of this 1970s survey, acting as a broad corridor for the Burlington Northern and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroads. The river valley is flanked by dramatic elevations like Sugarloaf Bluff and Horrigan Hill, while the interior terrain is defined by a series of deep coulees, including Moran Coulee and Boston Coulee.

Local history is preserved in the detailed layout of Lake City, where the Lincoln Sch and St Marys Cem sit near the shoreline. Farther inland, the Minnesota Memorial Hardwood State Forest blankets the ridges, showing the protected timberlands that characterize the Mount Pleasant region. Researchers can find several family and community landmarks, such as Vining Cem and the Old Stockholm Cem across the water in Wisconsin.