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1957 Map of Hibbing

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Hibbing
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Mining operations dominate the landscape between Hibbing and Chisholm in this mid-century survey of Minnesota’s Iron Range. Enormous excavations like the Mahoning-Hull-Rust Mine and the Susquehanna Mine surround the industrial settlements of Kitzville, Brooklyn, and Scranton. The geography is defined by the Laurentian Divide, which runs across the northern portion of the sheet near the Pillsbury Mine.

Social and civic life is clustered in the urban centers, where landmarks such as the Courthouse, Memorial Bldg, and Washington High Sch are clearly marked. Local genealogists will find value in the placement of the Old Cem and Maple Hill Cem, as well as numerous neighborhood schools like Alice Sch and Greenhaven Sch. The rail network, vital to the iron industry, includes the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range and Burlington Northern lines servicing the sprawling mine dumps and tailings ponds.