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1951 Map of Makinen

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Makinen
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Makinen and the surrounding wilderness of St. Louis County appear here during the early 1950s, a landscape defined by an intricate network of wetlands and interconnected water bodies. The settlement at Makinen serves as a small hub near the upper reaches of Water Hen Creek, while much of the southern terrain is preserved within the Cloquet Valley State Forest. This survey illustrates the complex drainage patterns of the Mesabi Range region, where the Paleface River and Hay Lake transition into vast swampy reaches.

Evidence of local governance and industry is visible at the Town Hall and a solitary Gravel Pit, providing specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians. The map records numerous family-named and numbered lakes, such as Morcom Lake, Wabuse Lake, and Section Fourteen Lake, which reflect the early surveying and naming conventions of this northern Minnesota timber and iron country before modern development expanded through the townships of White, Colvin, and Ellsburg.