1953 Map of Brookston

About this map

The St Louis River and Cloquet River converge in this northern landscape, forming a watery junction that defined the early transport and settlement patterns of southern St. Louis County. The Great Northern railroad tracks parallel the river's path, serving the small community of Brookston and connecting the region's extractive industries to larger markets. Much of the southern half of the map is occupied by the Fond Du Lac Indian Reservation, where the terrain is marked by dense wetlands and numerous small bodies of water like Twin Lakes and Simian Lake. Local history is anchored by the Birch Lake Cem and Brevator Cem, while a small Landing Field and several scattered Gravel Pit locations suggest a mid-century economy built on resource management and local aviation.