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1969 Map of Lake Miltona West

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Lake Miltona West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The glacial landscape of Douglas County, Minnesota, is dominated by the intricate shorelines of major water bodies in this late 1960s survey. The massive Lake Miltona and Lake Ida define the southern and eastern reaches of the sheet, featuring named landmarks such as Betsy Ross Point and Christopherson Bay. These lakes provided the primary geographical anchor for early settlement and seasonal development in the region.

Inland, the community of Leaf Valley serves as a local hub, anchored by the Leaf Valley Cem and nearby country churches like St James Ch and Ebenezer Ch. The map captures the transition from the lakefront areas to the agricultural lands of Effington and Parkers Prairie townships. Small, isolated basins like Diekow Lake and Indian Lake are scattered across the terrain, reflecting the post-glacial topography that shaped the local transportation and township boundaries.