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2013 Map of Lake Miltona West

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Lake Miltona West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Leaf Valley serves as the central hub of this agricultural and lake-rich landscape along the border of Otter Tail and Douglas counties. The area is defined by a dense cluster of glacial lakes, including the expansive Lake Miltona and Lake Ida, which are joined by smaller bodies such as Vermont Lake, Aaron Lake, and Spring Lake. The human imprint on the land is reflected in a grid of county highways and local roads that connect scattered farmsteads with local landmarks like Betsy Ross Point and the Lucky Acres Campground.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the documentation of early community sites, including Saint James Cem near the northern border and Ebenezer Cem further south. The drainage network, featuring County Ditch Number Sixty and County Ditch Number Eleven, illustrates the 20th-century efforts to manage the wetlands of the West Central Minnesota lake country for agricultural use.