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1953 Map of Adolph

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Adolph
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The intersection of rail and rural settlement in St. Louis County is clearly visible on this mid-century survey, photorevised in the early 1970s. The landscape is defined by the heavy rail infrastructure of the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range and the Duluth Winnipeg and Pacific, which converge near the small community of Adolph. These corridors represent the vital transport links for Minnesota's iron ore and timber industries during this era.

Local life centers around the water bodies of Grand Lake and Pike Lake, the latter featuring the distinct Ne-i-ash-i Point and the Pike Lake Sch. Smaller settlements such as Munger and Simar are recorded alongside community landmarks like Grand Lake Ch, Solway Cem, and several gravel pits, providing genealogists and local historians with a precise record of the township's development before modern suburban expansion.