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1953 Map of Fredenberg

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Fredenberg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Island Lake Reservoir and Wild Rice Lake Reservoir dominate this mid-century landscape in St. Louis County, where the storage of water transformed the natural flow of the Cloquet River and Beaver River. The small settlement of Fredenberg serves as a central point between these large reservoirs, characterized by a mix of marshy lowlands and scattered upland lakes such as Schultz Lake and Deepwater Lake.

Evidence of early infrastructure and regional surveillance is visible through the Old Railroad Grade cutting through the township and the Mirror Lake Lookout Tower positioned for forest monitoring. Local community life is anchored by the St Joseph Ch to the east. This 1953 survey captures the area after the major reservoir projects established the modern shoreline, yet before significant suburban expansion from the south, preserving a detailed record of rural lakeside developments and industrial remnants like the local Gravel Pit.