1895 Map of Duluth

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Duluth and its developing neighborhoods dominate the shoreline of Lake Superior in this late nineteenth-century survey. The city's industrial footprint is clearly defined by the intricate rail networks of the D. M. & N. R. R. and N. P. R. R. converging at St Louis Bay and Duluth Harbor. Beyond the dense grid of West Duluth and the emerging residential pockets of Lester Park and Woodland Park, the landscape transitions into a vast expanse of lakes and timberland. Wild Rice Lake serves as a central landmark in this northern territory, which is divided into the townships of Herman, Rice Lake, and Gnesen. The map captures the city just as it was solidifying its role as a premier port, protected by the narrow natural breakwater of Minnesota Point.