1951 Map of St. Paul SW

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The Minnesota River corridor south of the Twin Cities defines this early 1950s landscape, characterized by vast wetlands like Long Meadow Lake and Black Dog Lake. At the northern edge, the Fort Snelling Reservation and the expansive Fort Snelling National Cemetery stand as significant landmarks of military and civic heritage. This period shows the transition of townships such as Bloomington, Eagan, and Burnsville before their rapid post-war suburban transformation, still dominated by section-line roads, small schools like School No 12, and rural identifiers like Nicols.