Layout of Duluth; Town of Oneota Plat 1865; sawmill; creeks; Rice's Point; Superior Bay; meandered island; Indian graves; Indian camp; 5th west to Lake avenues; claim shanty; Luce's Dock Company; land office; Town of Portland Platted 1855; Washington Avenue; Vermilion Trail; Old Trading Post; Minnesota Point; Pine Street; floating island; tower; Lake Superior.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This map of Duluth and the surrounding area as of 1865 was drawn by R.E. Carey based on old records and memoirs. The accompanying booklet, also by Carey, describes historical sites in Duluth, which are number coded on the map. Sites include early houses, a sawmill, a schoolhouse, an early brewery, the Vermilion Trail, and a stone quarry.
Map of Minneapolis that delineates ward limits, fire limits, and additions; Notes and guide to plots on verso; Lithographed by Johnson, Smith & Harrison.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
A Plat Book of the villages, cities and townships of the county, Map of the State, United States and World, Farmers Directory, Reference Business Directory and Departments devoted to general information. Analysis of the System of US Land Surveys, Digest of the System of Civil Governments and more.
Plat map of Northfield, Minnesota, drawn between 1905 and 1910. Western boundary is St. Olaf College; northern is Greenvale Avenue; eastern is beyond Prairie Street; southern is Sumner Street.
Plat book of Pope County townships, 1910. Includes village maps, railroad yard, patron list, farm photos, world history and time line, maps of Minnesota, U.S.A. and the world.
Compiled and published by George A. Ogle & Company, Publishers and Engravers
Date Created:
1914
Description:
Full title reads, "Standard Atlas of Blue Earth County, Minnesota, including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county. Map of the state, United States and World. Patrons Directory, Reference Business Directory and Departments devoted to General Information. Analysis of the system of U. S. Land Surveys, digest of the system of civil government, etc. etc." Also includes business advertisements and photographs of some county officials, residents, and buildings.
Study for Arrangement of Water Front of Stillwater, Minnesota features the sunken gardens and pool, Lowell Park, floating docks, canoe house, bathing beach and recreation area.
Plat map of Northfield, Minnesota, labeled 1915. Western boundary is St. Olaf College; northern is Greenvale Avenue; eastern is beyond Prairie Street; southern is Sumner Street.
Stillwater has owned Kolliner Park, location of the St. Croix County, Wisconsin, Tourist Camp since 1917, when the East Side Lumber Company donated the property to the city. The company transferred the property to the city with the intent of preserving the property�s natural beauty and restricting it from commercial development. The property is located directly across the St. Croix River from downtown Stillwater.
Grading Plan for Sunken Garden in Stillwater, Minnesota includes a detailed description and building plan for the sunken gardens, the floating walkway along the river, the floating dock and beach area on the St. Croix River.
Plan for Arrangement of Court House, High School and Central School Grounds in Stillwater, Minnesota features the public landscaped, park-like grounds of the Washington County Courthouse, and a new playground at the enlarged high school, as well as separate boys� and girls� playgrounds and an open air theatre at Central School.
Plan for Arrangement of Court House, High School and Central School Grounds in Stillwater, Minnesota features attractively developed public grounds with green space, walkways, playgrounds and an open air theatre.
Ernest Oberholtzer used this tourist information map for planning purposes, likely while serving in his role as head of the Quetico-Superior Council. He is educating about the impact of a proposed federal forest extension and noting sections necessary to be added to the national forest. Crayon-colored areas are shaded for designated forests: green = federal forest, blue = state forest, red = outline of proposed forest extension, and gray = necessary to be added to Superior National Forest under Quetico-Superior Council Program, now not included in federal proposal.
Hudson Publishing Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1921
Description:
Map shows Victory Memorial parkway and the grandstand and speaker's stand for dedication day, June 11, 1921. The Parkway was created in the wake of World War I, with an elm tree planted for every Hennepin County resident who died in the war.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
This is a map of the Boundary Waters region, and shows great detail on lake and river names. Area north of the international boundary is called "Hunter's Island." The roads and railroads are marked, as well as trails, ranger stations and telephone lines. Additions to the Superior National Forest Proclamation Boundary are shown using a reddish cross hatching.
Using a 1928 highway map of Minnesota, Ernest Oberholtzer mapped the Superior National Forest and the impact of the proposed Shipstead Newton (Nolan) Bill (1930) as well as an amendment called "Hastings Amendment." Ober's notes are in colored pencil: (red) Area to which provisions of bill would apply if Hastings Amendment were adopted. And (blue) Area in which federal lands are withdrawn under Shipstead Newton Bill. Oberholtzer's handwriting. He also noted "Present Area of SNF shown in yellow" outline. Map is in fair condition.
This map is one of a set of thirty-six (36) maps prepared under Article V of the Treaty between Great Britain and the United States of America, signed at Washington, April 11, 1908, marking the Boundary Line between Canada and the United States as reestablished by the Commissioners designated, in accordance with the provisions of the said Treaty. This map, sheet no. 23, covers the areas between Cypress Lake and west Saganaga Lake in Cook County, Minnesota and Thunder Bay District, Ontario.
This map is one of a set of thirty-six (36) maps prepared under Article V of the Treaty between Great Britain and the United States of America, signed at Washington, April 11, 1908, marking the Boundary Line between Canada and the United States as reestablished by the Commissioners designated, in accordance with the provisions of the said Treaty. This map, sheet no. 28, covers the area between South Fowl Lake and Mountain Lake in Cook County, Minnesota and Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada.
This map is one of a set of thirty-six (36) maps prepared under Article V of the Treaty between Great Britain and the United States of America, signed at Washington, April 11, 1908, marking the Boundary Line between Canada and the United States as reestablished in accordance with the provisions of the said Treaty. This map, sheet 29, covers the Pigeon River to South Fowl Lake in Cook County, Minnesota and Thunder Bay District, Ontario.