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2019 Map of Nelson Slough

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Nelson Slough
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The low-lying wetlands of Marshall County define this northern Minnesota landscape, where the Judicial Ditch Number Nineteen and the winding Middle River provide the primary drainage through the flat terrain. The area is marked by a precise grid of rural roads and county highways, including Co Hwy 6 and Co Hwy 30, which intersect the expansive marshes and prairie sections.

For genealogists and local historians, two distinct landmarks serve as anchors for the surrounding rural community: the Wikstrom Cem in the northwest and the Opdahl Cem further south. These sites, along with the network of section lines like 425th St NW and 150th Ave NW, reveal the enduring structure of the Public Land Survey System in this region. The presence of the Hunting Trl suggests the seasonal land use patterns common to these remote northern sloughs.