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1969 Map of Osage

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Osage
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The village of Osage serves as a central point in this northern Minnesota landscape, situated where the Shell River meets the distinctive narrow expanse of Straight Lake. Established patterns of rural life are evident through the placement of St Pauls Ch and several local burial grounds, including Osage Cem and the Linnell Cem. The topography is defined by the transition between the rolling hills of the Smoky Hills and the dense woodlands of the Two Inlets State Forest.

To the west, the White Earth Indian Reservation Boundary marks a significant jurisdictional divide across the terrain. Surveyed in the late 1960s, the map reveals a network of water bodies such as Bottomless Lake, Bog Lake, and Mud Lake, interspersed with a few industrial markings like a Gravel Pit. The Smoky Hills Lookout Tower stands as a prominent landmark for forest management, overlooking the many jeep trails that cross the state forest lands.