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1954 Map of Frogner

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Frogner
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Jay Cooke State Park and Nemadji State Forest dominate this landscape along the Minnesota-Wisconsin border, where the terrain is deeply incised by the meandering Nemadji River. In the mid-1950s, this region was a critical rail corridor, defined by the crossing routes of the Great Northern, Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific, and the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railroads.

Small settlements like Frogner and Foxboro served as local hubs, with the latter featuring the Foxboro Sch and nearby Gravel Pits that suggest local industry. To the northwest, the town of Wrenshall sits near the Maccabee Cem, while numerous tributaries like Clear Creek, Rock Creek, and the South Fork of the Nemadji carve through the wooded townships. The map documents the precise State Line between Carlton County, Minnesota, and Douglas County, Wisconsin, during an era of established rural infrastructure and heavy rail transport.