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1960 Map of Northfield

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Northfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Northfield serves as a prominent educational and industrial hub at the convergence of several major rail lines in the early 1960s. The academic campuses of St Olaf College and Carleton College anchor the city, while the Cannon River winds through the center, flanked by the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and Minneapolis Northfield and Southern railroads. This network of tracks and waterways defines the town's layout, connecting it to smaller outlying settlements like Waterford to the north and Dundas to the south.

Agricultural and natural features characterize the surrounding townships of Greenvale, Bridgewater, and Northfield. Local heritage is preserved in landmarks such as Little Prairie Ch and the Oak Lawn Cemetery, while the presence of numerous gravel pits suggests a landscape shaped by active extraction. The map captures the distinct boundary between Dakota and Rice counties as it cuts through the developing residential and institutional core of the region.