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1974 Map of Coates

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Coates
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The University of Minnesota Rosemount Research Center dominates the central landscape of this mid-1970s survey, illustrating a period where agricultural land and institutional research coexisted south of the Twin Cities. The sprawling facility is flanked by the small community of Coates, while the larger settlement of Rosemount sits to the northwest, characterized by its City Hall and County Vocational Sch. The map reveals a transition from traditional rural patterns to more specialized land use, including the Sowieja Landing Strip and numerous Gravel Pits reflecting local industry.

Water systems like the Vermillion River and its South Branch Vermillion River meander through the southern townships of Empire and Castle Rock. Transportation is anchored by the Chicago and North Western and Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroads. For those tracing local heritage, several religious landmarks are present, including St Josephs Ch and its associated St Josephs Cem, alongside St Augustine Cem and Emmanuel Cem.