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1972 Map of Laporte

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Laporte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Kabekona Lake and the winding Kabekona River dominate this Hubbard County landscape, where the dense timber of the Paul Bunyan State Forest meets the scattered settlements of the early 1970s. The village of Laporte serves as a local hub, situated near the shore of Garfield Lake and served by the Burlington Northern railroad line. The map reveals a transition from managed forest lands to small clearings and rural outposts like Evergreen and Kabekona Corner.

Genealogists and local historians can locate specific burial sites at St Theodores Cem and Township Cem, while the orthophoto base provides an unusual look at the actual vegetation and land-use patterns of the era. The hydrography of the region is notably complex, featuring a network of smaller basins such as Willow Lake, Gulch Lake, and Lester Lake connected by the Sucker Branch and other minor waterways.