Receive a historical map print showing the original survey, field notes, & pine lands in the Voyageurs National Park region.

History of Trygg Historical Maps

The Trygg Historical Maps were developed by J. William Trygg (Bill Sr.) as a result of his work for attorneys representing several Native American Tribes from 1956 until his death in 1971.

Bill Trygg Sr. was born in Cook, Minnesota in 1905 to Swedish immigrants. He began working for the U.S. Forest Service in 1926, became a Professional Forester and was the Kawishiwi District Tranger in Ely from 1942 to 1954.

In 1955 Bill started his own business and offered forestry consulting, real estate, and appraisal services. In 11956, Rod Edwards an attorney who represented Native American tribes asked Bill if he could determine the original logging areas in northern Minnesota as well as the amount and value of that timber as of 1855. Bill accepted the challenge, and it led to historical appraisals in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan to obtain adjustments to what the tribes had been paid when their lands were ceded, often 100 years before.

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