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1901 Map of Minneapolis

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Minneapolis
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1938
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1938

About this map

Calhoun Lake, Harriet Lake, and the Lake of the Isles dominate the southwestern edge of the city grid in this late nineteenth-century survey. The landscape transitions from the urban density of Minneapolis into the emerging suburbs and rural townships of Hennepin Co. and Scott Co. to the south. A dense network of railways, including the Great Northern and Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul, facilitates the expansion of early settlements like St. Louis Park, Hopkins, and Edina.

Southward, the terrain becomes increasingly defined by the glacial topography of the Anderson Lakes and the steep rise of Mt. Gilboa. The Minnesota River serves as a major geographical boundary, where the Bloomington Ferry provides a vital crossing point. Local history is preserved in labels like the Washburn Home and the original Eden Prairie P.O., reflecting a period when these now-integrated suburbs were distinct farming communities and rail stops such as Barden and Savage.