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1951 Map of Stillwater

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Stillwater
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The St Croix River serves as the central artery for this mid-century portrait of the border between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Centered on Stillwater, the map reveals a dense network of early civic and social infrastructure, including Washington Sch, Lakeview Hospital, and several outlying country schools like Kilty Sch. The landscape is etched with the paths of major rail lines, including the Northern Pacific and the Chicago and North Western, which supported the industrial operations of the era.

Further south, the Minnesota State Prison and its surrounding worker housing in Bayport characterize the local economy. Numerous cemeteries, such as St Michael Cem and Fairview Cem, are documented alongside the Interstate Bridge crossing into Houlton, Wisconsin. This survey captures the transition from the bustling riverfront town to the surrounding agricultural uplands and scattered lakes, such as Long Lake and McKusick Lake.