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2010 Map of Blue Earth

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Blue Earth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The Blue Earth River and its East Branch Blue Earth River converge near the city of Blue Earth, marking a landscape defined by water and agriculture at the turn of the 21st century. The city core is highly detailed, featuring the Blue Earth Post Office, the Faribault County Fairgrounds, and several historical burial grounds including Riverside Cemetery and Immanuel United Methodist Cemetery.

North of the main settlement, the residential area of Riverside Heights sits near a system of agricultural drainage, including County Ditch Number Seventeen and County Ditch Number Fourteen. The map illustrates a strictly organized section-line road grid, where rural aviation at Fenske Airport and the development of the interstate highway system, evidenced by the Blue Earth East Bound Rest Area, coexist with quiet waterways like Rice Creek.