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1967 Map of Osseo

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Osseo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Medicine Lake and its surrounding suburbs define this portion of Hennepin County during a period of rapid residential and industrial expansion. The landscape is a transition of water and industry, where massive Gravel Pits sit adjacent to growing residential blocks in Maple Grove and Brooklyn Park. In the southern reaches, Mission Farms and the Minneapolis Industrial Park mark the varied land use of the era, while the Soo Line and Burlington Northern railroads maintain the traditional transport corridors.

Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites including Gethsemane Cemetery, St Marys Cem, and Niggler Cem. The area’s educational growth is anchored by North Hennepin State College and several local institutions like Cooper High Sch. From the Lime Lakebed to the shores of Fish Lake, the map documents the conversion of glacial lake terrain into the modern suburban fabric of New Hope and Plymouth.