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1919 Map of Marcell

Name: 1919 Topographic Map of Marcell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Big Fork River and the Rice River dominate the northern drainage of this Itasca County landscape, as mapped by the Corps of Engineers. This 1919 data, published as an advance sheet during World War II, details the infrastructure of the Minneapolis and Rainy River Railroad. Crucial rail points like Round Lake Junction, Round Lake Siding, and Jesse Lake Junction are clearly marked, illustrating how the timber and transport economy functioned before modern highways.

Settlement clusters such as Marcell, Pines, and Alder appear alongside numerous lakes, including Potato Lake (North Star Lake), Balsam Lake, and Turtle Lake. The map reveals the intricate network of logging-era infrastructure, from a School near Rainy Lake to the various ditches and trails that crisscross the marshy terrain. Small communities like Clarks and Jaynes provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing early twentieth-century residents in the region.