1954 Map of Hayward

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.