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1967 Map of New Brighton

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of New Brighton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The massive Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant dominates the northern reaches of Ramsey County, surrounded by the rapidly expanding residential grids of New Brighton, Arden Hills, and Mounds View. This late-1960s landscape showcases the intense suburbanization of the northern Minneapolis periphery, where new educational institutions like Bethel Seminary and Mounds View High Sch are established amidst a high density of glacial lakes.

Heavy rail infrastructure from the Northern Pacific and Soo Line intersects with the burgeoning interstate and highway system, including Minnesota 65 and Snelling Ave. For those tracing local history, the map preserves the locations of numerous community anchors, from the Twin City Speedway in Blaine to prominent burial grounds such as Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery and Hillside Cemetery. The southern edge captures the industrial and collegiate character of St Anthony and Lauderdale as they border the city proper.