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1966 Map of Long Prairie

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Long Prairie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Northern Pacific railroad corridor anchors the community of Long Prairie, serving as a primary transit spine through this central Minnesota landscape in the mid-1960s. The town's layout is well-defined, featuring a grid of residential streets, a Radio Tower, and social infrastructure such as the Lutheran Cem and St Mary Cem. Cultural landmarks of the mid-century era are visible, including a Drive-in Theater situated on the outskirts of town and several gravel pits that indicate the local industrial base.

The surrounding townships of Long Prairie, Round Prairie, and Burnhamville are characterized by a dense network of glacial lakes and wetlands. Larger water bodies like Charlotte Lake, Latimer Lake, and the expansive Big Swan Lake dominate the terrain, while the Prairie River and Turtle Creek provide drainage. Scattered rural schoolhouses, such as School No 2265 and School No 2260, along with the Townhall in Round Prairie, provide valuable touchpoints for genealogists tracing family roots in this agricultural region.