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1954 Map of Foxboro

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Foxboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Foxboro and Harlis sit along the shifting borderlands of Minnesota and Wisconsin, where the rail lines of the mid-20th century carved a path through the dense timber of the Nemadji State Forest. This landscape is defined by its transit history, showing the Great Northern and the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railroads intersecting the northern wetlands. An Old Railroad Grade suggests an even earlier layer of industrial movement through the township of Summit.

Water defines the southern reaches of the quadrangle, where the Black River flows near Black Lake and Balsam Creek winds toward the state line. Genealogists and local historians will find interest in the Summit Cem and scattered Gravel Pits that mark the small-scale infrastructure of the era. The map captures a moment when these rural outposts were still vital links in the regional transportation and forestry network.