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1957 Map of Two Harbors

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Two Harbors
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Two Harbors serves as the industrial and logistical anchor for this 1950s Lake County shoreline, where the massive infrastructure of the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railroad meets the deep waters of Agate Bay and Burlington Bay. The town's grid is dense with civic and social landmarks, including the High Sch, Johnson Sch, and a central Hospital, supporting a population centered around the rail yards and the lakefront Waterworks. A prominent Lighthouse stands at the tip of the breakwater, guiding traffic into the iron-ore port.

Moving inland from Lake Superior, the landscape transitions into the wooded ridges and creek valleys of Pork City Hill. Smaller, rail-adjacent settlements like Stewart and Waldo appear alongside numerous Gravel Pits, while the Stewart River and Silver Creek cut through the northern interior. The map captures a moment of established industrial operations and small-town growth before the significant modern expansion of the North Shore corridor.