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1951 Map of Inver Grove

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Inver Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

South St Paul and its busy municipal waterfront anchor this early 1950s survey of the Mississippi River valley. The map documents a landscape in transition, where the established towns of Newport, Inver Grove, and St Paul Park sit alongside a dense network of rural one-room schoolhouses such as School No 103 and School No 8. The industrial and transportation character of the region is evident in the convergence of three major rail lines—the Chicago Great Western, Chicago Rock Island and Pacific, and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific—which follow the river's edge.

Away from the riverbanks, the terrain is defined by glacial kettle lakes like Marcott Lakes and Dickman Lake, interspersed with local landmarks including the Rex Speedway and Radio Center. Genealogists will find particular value in the clearly marked St Patrick Cem and Union Cem, alongside the various township school districts that organized the communities of Rosemount and Inver Grove before the post-war suburban expansion significantly altered these rural boundaries.