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1954 Map of Hayward

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Hayward
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Agricultural life in southern Minnesota is defined here by a dense grid of country schools and rural churches connected by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific and Illinois Central railroads. The landscape transitions from the developed outskirts of Austin and Austin Acres in the east to the wetlands of the Riceland and Moscow townships. A significant concentration of community landmarks, such as Trondhjem Ch and the Bohemian Cem, reflects the ethnic settlement patterns of Freeborn and Mower Counties during the mid-1950s.

Waterways like Turtle Creek and Deer Creek wind through the terrain, supporting small hubs like Hayward and Myrtle. The presence of numerous named schoolhouses, including Crook Sch and Moucha Sch, provides a detailed record of local districts before later consolidation. This survey, compiled from 1951 aerial photography, captures the region at a height of post-war rural stability, just before major changes in transportation and school district boundaries altered the local map.