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1938 Map of Three Lakes

Name: 1938 Topographic Map of Three Lakes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Glacial lakes and dense woodlands dominate this 1938 survey of the lake country around Three Lakes and Eagle River. The landscape is a complex network of interconnected waterways, featuring large basins like Catfish Lake and Eagle Lake alongside smaller, secluded pools such as Scattering Rice Lake and Tinsel Lake. This era shows the region during its transition into a premier recreational destination, preserved in part by the Northern Highland State Forest.

Logistics and early rural life are visible through the path of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad and scattered local institutions like Sanborn Sch and Evergreen Sch. The presence of Jones Dam on the Deerskin River reflects early water management in a region defined by its hydrology, while family-named landmarks like Mayo Sch and Spirit Lake provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing the early twentieth-century settlement of Oneida and Vilas counties.