1955 Map of Stewartville

About this map

Stewartville and the surrounding agricultural landscapes of Olmsted, Mower, and Fillmore counties are documented here just after the mid-century. The map captures a high density of rural infrastructure, from the Institute of Experimental Medicine and Rochester Municipal Airport in the north near Golden Hill to the scattered country schoolhouses that anchored local life, such as Little Red Sch and St Bridget Sch. The topography is defined by the winding course of the North Branch Root River and South Fork Zumbro River, which carved deep valleys through the limestone-rich terrain, evidenced by numerous quarries and gravel pits dotted across the townships of Pleasant Grove and Marion. Genealogists will find a wealth of specific local landmarks, including the Holy Redeemer and Jerusalem cemeteries, alongside the path of the Chicago Great Western and Chicago and North Western railroads as they moved freight through towns like Racine and Simpson.