1961 Map of Monticello

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The Mississippi River carves a diagonal path through this landscape, serving as the natural boundary between Sherburne and Wright counties. In the early 1960s, the community of Monticello is centered south of the river, defined by a grid that meets the Great Northern railway. North of the water, the Northern Pacific line runs through the smaller settlement of Salida and the town of Big Lake. The terrain is characterized by an immense concentration of glacial lakes, from the large expanse of Pelican Lake in the south to the cluster including Lake Mitchell and Thompson Lake in the north. Local history is anchored by sites like St Henrys Cem and Riverside Cem, while the regional infrastructure is evidenced by the Flynn Airport and numerous Gravel Pits that suggest the area's active extractive industry during this era.