Ely, MN Historical Topo Map (1939)

Name: Ely, MN — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1939)
Brand: U.S. Geological Survey
Availability: InStock

by USGS Historical Topo Maps (public domain) · Minnesota, US

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Older edition. This is the 1939 edition from the U.S. Geological Survey. A newer one may have been published since; check the agency's page for current rules and routes before relying on it.

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Ely, MN — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1939)

Historical USGS topographic map of Ely, Minnesota: the 1939 edition at 1:62,500, scanned and georeferenced by the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. See how roads, towns, trails, mines and shorelines looked in 1939; your GPS position still shows on it. Public domain map from the U.S. Geological Survey. Downloads directly from the USGS National Map. This store is not affiliated with or endorsed by the USGS.

About the Ely quad

The Ely quadrangle is a USGS 15-minute historical topo map covering about 12 × 17 mi of St. Louis County, Minnesota. It overlaps Superior National Forest. This is the 1939 edition; the GeoPDF is 6.7 MB.

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Named places on this map

91 named features inside the Ely, MN — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1939) sheet, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Each one links to every map that shows it.