1943 Map of Warroad

About this map

Warroad serves as the focal point for this borderlands survey, situated where the Canadian Northern RR and Great Northern RR intersect at the edge of Lake of the Woods. The landscape is dominated by complex drainage systems and township divisions, including the Red Lake Indian Reservation boundary and numerous artificial channels like the Proposed State Ditch No. 98. Smaller settlements such as Cedarbend and America are documented alongside a network of rural schools and cemeteries, illustrating the early 20th-century effort to reclaim and settle these northern wetlands. The survey details the shoreline of Muskeg Bay and distinctive features like Springsteel Island and Elm Point, providing a window into the era before modern shoreline modifications. Waterways like the Bulldog River and the East Branch Warroad River wind through districts labeled as timbered or swamp, marking the transition from water to wild northern woods.