1953 Map of Duluth Heights

About this map

Duluth International Airport serves as a modern anchor in a landscape defined by its transition from the industrial heights of Duluth to the rural townships of Herman and Canosia. This mid-century view captures the expanding infrastructure above the lake bluffs, where the Iron Range and Missabe and Iron Range railroad lines converge at Missabe Junction. The distribution of cemeteries, such as Sunrise Memorial Cemetery and the Jewish Cem, alongside numerous small churches like Gethsemane Ch, suggests a community rooted in local heritage and family tradition. To the north, the Rice Lake Reservoir and Wild Rice Lake Reservoir dominate the upland drainage, while residential clusters like Duluth Heights and Proctor appear as distinct pockets of settlement within the wooded and marshy terrain.