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1948 Map of Little Falls

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Little Falls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Little Falls serves as the industrial and transport hub of this Central Minnesota landscape, situated where the Mississippi River and Platte River converge near the Northern Pacific and Soo Line railroads. The map documents a dense network of rural infrastructure, featuring dozens of one-room schoolhouses like School No 54 and School No 105 scattered across townships such as Belle Prairie and Elmdale.

Social and spiritual life in the late 1940s is anchored by numerous Catholic institutions, including St Mary Church and St Stan Kostka Cemetery near Bowlus. Conservation efforts are prominent on the riverbanks, seen in the Lindbergh State Park and Wildlife Refuge and the Williams State Game and Wildlife Refuge, reflecting the transition of the river corridor from purely industrial use to protected natural space.