1919 Map of Rosy

About this map

The Chippewa Indian Reservation dominates the southern landscape of this 1919 survey, where the Third River snakes through dense marshlands toward Winnibigoshish Lake. Compiled by the Department Engineer for the Central Department, this military study documents the remote northern interior of Beltrami and Itasca counties just as the regional road system began to formalize. Small, isolated settlements like Rosy, Alvwood, and Moose Park are connected by early thoroughfares including State Road No. 19 and State Road No. 20. The map reveals an extensive network of drainage projects, simply labeled Ditch, cutting through the wetlands north of the 12th Standard Parallel North. This data provides a detailed look at the rural infrastructure of the era, marking individual School locations and the specific boundaries of the Reservation Boundary.