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1973 Map of Merrifield

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Merrifield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Merrifield serves as the focal point of this northern Crow Wing County landscape in the early 1970s, situated at the intersection of local roads and the Burlington Northern railroad. The area is defined by a dense network of glacial water bodies, with the massive North Long Lake and Lake Edward framing the central terrain. Smaller basins such as Mollie Lake, Gladstone Lake, and Crystal Lake reveal a region defined by its hydrology and recreation.

Evidence of local history and community development is found at Legionville and the Lake Edward Cemetery, while the southern reaches of the map show the industrial and transportation reach of the Brainerd-Crow Wing Airport and Evergreen Memorial Gardens. The winding course of the Mississippi River cuts through the lower right, flanked by numerous small lakes and marshy areas like Rice Lake and Tamarack Lake, indicating the complex drainage patterns of the upper Mississippi basin.