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1951 Map of White Bear Lake East

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of White Bear Lake East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

White Bear Lake dominates this 1951 landscape, its eastern shoreline defined by the clustered developments of Mahtomedi, Birchwood, and Dellwood. The area reflects a mid-century transition from lakeside recreation to permanent suburban settlement, evidenced by the Yacht Club and Galis Country Club sitting alongside expanding residential grids. Further inland, the terrain is pocketed with numerous smaller water bodies such as Lake Jane, Lake De Montreville, and Lake Olson, which surround the Jesuit Retreat House.

Evidence of the region's agricultural past and shifting infrastructure is visible in the notations for School No 11 (Abandoned) and Welander Sch (Abandoned), while transportation networks like the Northern Pacific railroad and the White Bear Airport hint at the area's increasing connectivity to the Twin Cities. For genealogists and local historians, the map accurately places Lakeview Cem and St Marys Cem, alongside the distinct village boundaries of Willernie and Withrow.