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1972 Map of Weirgor

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Weirgor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

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The Weirgor Springs State Wildlife Area dominates the eastern landscape of this early 1970s survey, marking a region defined by its complex hydrology and the transition between Sawyer and Rusk Counties. The terrain is characterized by the high ground of the Meteor Hills to the west, where the Meteor Hills Radio Tower stands as a prominent landmark. Numerous water sources, including Buckhorn Spring, Maple Spring, and Beaver Creek Spring, feed into the drainage network of Maple Creek and the Soo Line railroad corridor.

Small local centers like Meteor and Weirgor appear alongside utility infrastructure, such as a major Pipeline cutting diagonally across the southwestern sections. The presence of multiple Gravel Pits and the Townhall near Meteor suggest a landscape of local industry and civic organization during this era. Genealogists can trace the spatial relationship between the established hamlets and the surrounding natural features like Lost Lake and Deer Lake before modern development patterns shifted the rural character of the area.