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1973 Map of Pelican Rapids

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Pelican Rapids
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Pelican Rapids serves as the focal point of this west-central Minnesota landscape, situated at a transition between the Pelican River valley and the expansive lake country of Erhards Grove and Maplewood. The 1970s infrastructure shows a community well-supported by local landmarks, including the Golf Course and several regional burial grounds such as Lake View Cem and Pelican Valley Cem.

Transport and land use patterns are defined by the Burlington Northern line and an older remnant identified as an Old Railroad Grade. This era reflects a strong commitment to conservation, as evidenced by multiple designated National Waterfowl Production Areas interspersed among significant water bodies like Prairie Lake and the South Arm Lake Lida. The presence of numerous Gravel Pits and sandpits near the town center points to the local glacial geology that shaped both the industry and the rugged, lake-pocked terrain.