
Pelican Rapids serves as the primary hub in this early 20th-century landscape of lakes and prairie townships. The Northern Pacific railroad tracks provide the central artery through the region, connecting the rural communities of Scambler and Pelican. The map reveals a dense network of country education, marked by a high concentration of schoolhouses like Grove Lake School and Rollag School, reflecting the era's decentralized settlement patterns. Long before the modern development of these shorelines, features like Dunns Resort and Oak Lodge indicate the early roots of the local recreation economy.
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1912 · Vergas
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1913 · Fergus Falls
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1915 · Underwood
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1915 · Vergas
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1917 · Pelican Rapids
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1919 · Rothsay
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1919 · Barnesville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1919 · Hawley
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · Rothsay
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1952 · Barnesville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500