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1972 Map of O'Brien Lookout Tower

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of O'Brien Lookout Tower
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Cormorant River and its tributary, the South Cormorant River, dominate this northern Minnesota landscape within Beltrami County. This 1970s orthophotomap provides a rare hybrid view, overlaying topographic data and township boundaries like Quiring and Cormant onto an aerial photograph. This visual style clearly reveals the dense vegetation and wetland patterns surrounding Battling Creek and the Blackduck River.

Local infrastructure is concentrated along established section lines, featuring the O'Brien Lookout Tower and a rural Townhall in the northeast. Genealogy and local history researchers will find the Caldwell Cem located in the western portion of the map, while industrial activity is noted through scattered Gravel Pits and a Sandpit near the center of the survey. The southern edge is anchored by Smith Lake, marking a transition between the hydraulic network of Darrigans Creek and O'Brien Creek.