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1954 Map of Lyman Lake

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Lyman Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railroad cuts across the northern corner of this mid-century Douglas County landscape, serving as a primary transit artery through the dense township of Hawthorne. The area is defined by its complex glacial hydrology, where the Amnicon River and Little Amnicon River flow through the township of Oakland, feeding into the prominent basin of Lyman Lake. To the south, the terrain becomes more wetland-heavy, marked by the headwaters of the Moose River and its East Fork.

Evidence of early local industry and land use is sparse but specific, including a Gravel Pit near the rail line and the named elevation of Pikes Peak. The map reveals a transition from the rolling timberlands of Bennett and Gordon to the more water-logged environments around Moose Lake and Cranberry Creek. This survey captures the region just as modern road networks began to formalize around these established waterways and rail corridors.