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1955 Map of Lords Lake

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Lords Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

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The Turtle Mountains dominate the northern half of this landscape, rising above the prairie with a dense network of small lakes and wooded knolls. At the heart of this elevated terrain sits Butte St Paul and the adjacent Butte St Paul Historic Site, a significant regional landmark. The transition from these uplands to the southern plains is marked by a sharp topographic change where the drainage of Willow Creek begins to wind through the flats.

Education in this rural landscape is anchored by isolated schoolhouses including Nilson Sch in the north and School No 1 further south near the shoreline of Lords Lake. This large body of water and its surrounding marshes comprise the Lords Lake National Wildlife Refuge, reflecting the area's importance as a migratory bird habitat. Other local landmarks like Deerheart Lodge and the Guimond Sch provide specific points of interest for those tracing family history in the townships of Cordelia and Lordsbourg.