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1953 Map of Duluth Heights

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Duluth Heights
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Duluth Municipal Airport serves as a central landmark in this 1950s study of the plateau above Lake Superior, where the burgeoning suburban communities of Hermantown and Duluth Heights are established amidst a landscape of extensive Gravel Pits. The map reveals a transition from the industrial and rail-heavy corridors of Proctor, dominated by the D M & I R railroad, to the more residential and rural township sections of Canosia and Herman.

Social and civic life is anchored by numerous institutions, including the Hermantown High Sch, the Orphanage near Piedmont, and several small rural cemeteries like Bethany Cem and Union Cem. Water resources are prominent at the northern edge with the Wild Rice Lake Reservoir, while the southern reaches drop toward St Louis Bay via the steep drainage of Keene Creek and Miller Creek. Mid-century culture is further represented by the Drive-in Theater along the highway and the Radio Range Towers, reflecting the era's technological infrastructure.