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2019 Map of Zim

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Zim
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Saint Louis River snakes through the northern reaches of this Saint Louis County landscape, defining a wetland-rich corridor where the small settlements of Forbes and Peary were established. To the south, the community of Zim anchors a grid of local roads including Zim Rd and Dibbell Rd. The geography is significantly altered by the Eveleth Taconite Tailings Basin, a massive industrial feature that sits adjacent to Little Tony Lake and Hammer Lake, illustrating the scale of iron range processing in the region.

Genealogists and local historians will find the Forbes Cem positioned near the riverbanks, while outdoor researchers can trace the complex hydrology of the area's many smaller water bodies, such as Stone Lake, Twin Lakes, and Hiekkila Lake. The transition from the managed industrial basins to the natural wetlands along Elbow Cr highlights the dual nature of this Minnesota territory as both a resource extraction hub and a wilderness area.