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1954 Map of Eden Prairie

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Eden Prairie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Minnesota River carves a deep valley through this mid-century landscape, separating Hennepin and Scott Counties. The northern uplands of Eden Prairie and Bloomington are characterized by a dense concentration of kettle lakes, including Staring Lake, Bush Lake, and the Anderson Lakes chain. Local aviation is anchored by Flying Cloud Airport, while the agrarian past is still visible in the scattered Eden Prairie Ch and multiple rural burial grounds such as Valley Cem and Glendale Cem.

Transportation corridors define the settlement patterns, with the Chicago and North Western and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroads threading through the river valley near Barden and Shakopee. Signs of early rural education are preserved via the markers for School No 77 (Abandoned) and School No 5 (Abandoned), which appear as the area began its transition toward suburban development.