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1932 Map of Trenary SE

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Trenary SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

The Hiawatha National Forest dominates this 1932 topographic survey of Delta County, revealing a landscape defined by industrial logging and early forest management. Numerous operational nodes like Headquarters Camp, Mc Donald Camp, and Schultz Camp are scattered across the terrain, connected by the M St P & S Ste M and the Nahma & Northern railroads. These transit lines were vital for moving timber through the dense wetland networks of the Whitefish River and Sturgeon River basins.

Water features such as Bishop Lake, Forsythe Lake, and Poplar Lake dot the interior, illustrating the complex hydrology of the Masonville township area. The survey, compiled from early Air Corps aerial photography, provides a precise look at the transition from primary timber extraction to the formalized boundaries of the national forest system, documenting isolated outposts like Colletts Camp and Camp 8 before many such seasonal settlements faded from the map.