1919 Map of Pillager

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Pillager and the surrounding township of Sylvan anchor this 1916 survey, where the Gull River system meets the Northern Pacific rail line. The landscape is dominated by a dense network of glacial lakes including Gull Lake, Round Lake, and Sylvan Lake, which dictated the early placement of rural settlements and transport routes. The presence of the Crow Wing Dam on the Gull River highlights early water management and industrial efforts in the region during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.