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1967 Map of Roosevelt NW

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Roosevelt NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Lake of the Woods dominates this northern landscape, where the international boundary between the United States and Canada meets the provincial line of Manitoba and Minnesota. The map focuses on the waters of Muskeg Bay, illustrating the expansive lake-shore environment at the northern edge of the state. Along the southern shoreline, the land is marked by the border of Lake of the Woods and Roseau counties, where small drainages like Willow Creek feed into the bay.

Evidence of local habitation is concentrated in the southwest corner near Moranville, a small settlement served by a network of unimproved dirt roads. The transition from the open waters to the low-lying marshy terrain near Laona reflects the characteristic geography of this borderland. For researchers, this 1960s study provides a clear look at the sparsely populated lakefront before modern development altered the remote shoreline access points and drainage patterns.