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1958 Map of Stillwater

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Stillwater
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The St Croix River serves as the central artery and border between Minnesota and Wisconsin in this mid-century survey, dividing a landscape shaped by glacial lakes and river commerce. To the southwest, the urban cores of Minneapolis and St Paul are depicted at a pivotal moment of suburban expansion, with the Twin Cities Arsenal Military Reservation and White Bear Lake marking the northern edge of the metropolitan footprint.

Upriver, the map tracks the transition into the north woods and dairy country, highlighting the significance of the St Croix State Park and the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation. Infrastructure from the steam and diesel era is prominent, including the Soo Line RR and Great Northern Ry lines that connected timber and milling centers like Stillwater and Taylors Falls to the broader regional economy. From the shores of Lake Minnetonka to the bend of the Snake River, the sheet records the intricate network of state highways and small settlements that defined the Upper Mississippi Valley in the 1950s.