1968 Map of Mora North

About this map

Knife Lake dominates the upper half of this Kanabec County landscape, its irregular shoreline punctuated by Indian Mounds Park and a prominent spillway. The map records a rural Minnesota transition during the late 1960s, where the city of Mora sits at the southern edge, supported by the Mora Municipal Airport and the Northern railroad line. The surrounding countryside is defined by the winding paths of the Snake River and Ann River, alongside large conservation tracts like the Whited State Wildlife Management Area. Genealogists and local historians can pinpoint long-standing community landmarks such as Hillman Ch and the Knife Lake Cem, while an Old Railroad Grade running through the township of Hillman reveals the path of former transit corridors that once connected these timber and farming communities.