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1954 Map of Eden Prairie

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Eden Prairie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Minnesota River carves a deep valley across this mid-century landscape, separating the developing uplands of Eden Prairie and Bloomington from the rural reaches of Eagle Creek to the south. In the years following World War II, this region remained a transition between agricultural land and growing suburban centers like Edina. The map preserves the locations of several educational and religious landmarks, including the Eden Prairie Church, Eden Prairie Cemetery, and two structures marked as School No 1 and School No 5.

Heavy infrastructure is defined by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific and Chicago and North Western railroads, which parallel the river. Notable local landmarks like Flying Cloud Airport and the Bloomington Ferry site illustrate the transportation network of the era, while numerous glacial lakes such as Staring Lake, Anderson Lakes, and Bush Lake dot the moraine topography north of the river bottoms.