Otsego cemetery plat map is the original plan of the cemetery drawn in approximately 1854, showing plots purchased by the city's founders and pioneers. It was designed during the time of the Rural Cemetery Movement and is an example of an early community graveyard (and cemetery association), not associated with a church.
This map shows the village of Traverse des Sioux along the Minnesota River. The village was named after the Traverse des Sioux, which was the French name for the crossing site of the river by the Dakota people who lived in the vicintiy.
Map of Hennepin County in four sections. Shows some land ownership. Written section includes list of additions in St. Anthony and Minneapolis and a business directory of St. Anthony and Minneapolis.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
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 Ramsey and Manomin Counties and east Hennepin County showing land ownership with drawings of prominent businesses, houses and schools along two edges. This is 1/2 of a large map; second map has same title.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Map of Ramsey and Manomin Counties and east Hennepin County showing land ownership with drawings of prominent businesses, houses and schools along two edges. This is 1/2 of a large map; second map has same title.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
A colored map of Northfield, Minnesota which was drawn using a bird's eye view and looking south east. It includes a list to find businesses and buildings.
lake survey chart west-end of Fond du lace; Lake Superior; shoreline; river outline; Superior Bay; St. Louis Bay; Bay of Allouez; Superior Entry; Oneota; Spirit Lake; Rice's Point; Superior City
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Map of Minneapolis with list of additions, churches, public buildings, colleges, schools, depots and hotels. Owners are listed for unplatted areas of the city.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Map shows names of property owners surrounding Lake Minnetonka, naming Lake Minnetonka bays, communities and neighboring lakes. Color was added to designate townships. Sections are numbered. Map is bordered by advertising from local businesses. This map, matted and framed under ultraviolet-protecting glass, is dated 1879.
Cleveland, H. W. S. (Horace William Shaler), 1814-1900
Date Created:
1883
Description:
Early map of Minneapolis showing proposed park system recommended by Horace Cleveland including Loring Park and the blueprint for the "Grand Rounds" parkway system. Streetcars and railways are also located on the map.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Plat book of Minneapolis showing property ownership, sewers, water pipes, fire hydrants, steam railroads, horse railroads, ward boundaries and buildings. Note: plate 5 is missing from the original.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, John R. Borchert Map Library
Complete set of surveys and plats of properties in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, compiled and drawn from official records and actual surveys, index to additions and sub-divisions included.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Map of Nicollet County, Minnesota, 1885. Cover names Haynes & Woodard as the publishers. The book contains 22 pages of color maps of all 13 Nicollet County townships. This is one of two versions of this atlas in the collection of the Nicollet County Historical Society. Some of the individual township maps have been cut into two sections in order to attach them to blank pages. Some of the individual township maps of the second atlas have been presented in a different manner than those found in this atlas. Some of the maps in the second atlas have been folded. Because of the cuts and folds, the use of both atlases is required in order to be able to read all of the names of the rural property owners.
Map of Nicollet County, Minnesota, 1885. Cover names Haynes & Woodard as the publishers. The atlas contains 13 color maps of all 13 Nicollet County townships. This is the second of two versions of this atlas in the collection of the Nicollet County Historical Society. Individual township maps of this second atlas have been presented in a different manner than those found in the first atlas. Most of the maps in this atlas have been folded. Because of cuts in the first atlas and folds in this atlas, the use of both atlases is required in order to be able to read all of the names of the rural property owners.
Map shows of the condition of the St. Anthony Falls Apron, made up of old oak planking (1877), new oak planking (1885), and new pine planking (1885). Some of the planking is quite worn and damaged by ice and lumber. "Note: Outline of Apron, etc. is from surveys of 1874-76. Soundings reduced to low-water plane of April 4, 1883."
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
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
This color map of the layout of Duluth, Minnesota, in 1886, was carefully compiled from the official records and actual surveys, and drawn at a scale of 800 feet to one inch. It includes streets, block numbers, docks, railroads, public parks, and neighborhood divisions. Information about lot sizes and street widths is included.
Includes descriptions of Washburn Park's improvements, Minnehaha Creek, transportation, prices and terms for lots, and homeowners listed; with photo of """"Washburn Memorial Home""""
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
This early map of the Duluth area shows platted divisions and additions and includes a directory giving the location of government buildings, hospitals, businesses, schools, hotels, depots, docks, cemeteries, and churches.
plat; Lester Park; London Addition; U. S. Fish Hatchery; Lester River; London Avenue; East Avenue; Duluth and Iron Range Railway; stone monument; Omenda Falls; Lester River Falls; depot; inset photographs
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Reproduction of a map originally published by the Northwestern Tourist on August 11, 1888, published by A.S. Dimond and Son, Publishers. This version was reproduced by Leipold's of Excelsior, Minnesota. The map indicates principal land owners, villages, and points of interest. The inset shows a drawing of H.P. Harrington's Lake Park Hotel in Excelsior.
This 1889 map of the Duluth area (including parts of St. Louis and Carlton counties in Minnesota and Douglas County in Wisconsin) was compiled and drawn from U.S. Land and Coast Surveys by R.H.L. Jewett. It was done at a scale of one inch to one mile, and includes roads, railroads, rivers, streams, and lakes.
Rascher Insurance Map Publishing Company (Chicago, Illinois)
Date Created:
1891
Description:
Volume IV includes the west side of the City of Saint Paul, South Saint Paul, and South Park. Maps are listed on numbered pages, 331-392. There are a total of 31 maps. Each map is composed of two pages; each page is 69.215cm (vertical) x 50.8cm (horizontal). The contents page shows a Revision Chart written in pencil. Changes are noted by item number, date of revision and signature of the individual who entered the revision. Revisions to the maps are in the forms of pieces of paper cut to the proper outline of the buildings and pasted onto the map for the designated location. There is a Key Chart to the signs used in Rascher's Maps. Various colors identify types of structures. Other signs and symbols are provided that indicate insurance related information. There is an additional index page dated May 1895. This volume also provides detailed maps of the Minnesota Packing & Provision Co, and the St. Paul Union Stock Yards Co. both located in South Saint Paul. These are found on pages 387 and 388.
Rascher Insurance Map Publishing Company (Chicago, Illinois)
Date Created:
1891
Description:
Volume III includes the following boundaries for this section of the City of Saint Paul. From the south west corners of Otto Avenue and Lexington Avenue, north to Minnehaha Street. East to Brewster Street and south on Brewster Street to Roberts Street and to the Mississipi River. Following the Mississippi River south east to the area of the intersections of Otto Avenue and Lexington Avenue. The plat maps are on pages numbered 211 to 230. Each map is composed of two pages, each page is 69.215cm (vetrical) x 50.8cm (horizontal). There are a total of 60 maps. The contents page shows a Revision Chart written in pencil. Changes are noted by item number, date of revision and signature of the individual who entered the revision. Revisions to the maps are in the form of pieces of paper cut to the proper outline of the buildngs and pasted onto the map for the designated location.There is a Key Chart to the signs and symbols used in Rascher's Maps. Various colors identify types of structures. Other signs and symbols are provided that indicate insurance related information. There is an additional street index dated May 1896.
Rascher Insurance Map Publishing Company (Chicago, Illinois)
Date Created:
1891
Description:
Volume II includes Como, Warren Dale, Hamline, Merriam Park, Midway, Union Park, St. Anthony Park, New Brighton. Maps are listed on numbered pages, 101 through 210, with two additional maps numbered 210a and 210b. There are a total of 56 maps. Each map is composed of two pages; each page is 69.215cm (vertical) x 5.8cm (horizontal).The contents page shows a Revision Chart written in pencil. Changes are noted by item number, date of revision and signature of the individual who entered the revision. Revisions to the maps are in the form of pieces of paper cut to the designated outline of the buildings and pasted onto the map for the needed location.There is a Key Chart to the signs used in Rascher's Maps. Various colors identify types of structures. Other signs and symbols are provided that indicate insurance related information. There is an additonal index page dated May 1896.
Rascher Insurance Map Publishing Company (Chicago, Illinois)
Date Created:
1891-01
Description:
Volume I includes parts of White Bear Lake, North St. Paul, Gladstone (Maplewood), Newport and St. Paul Park. The plat maps are on pages numbered 1 through 100, with an additional map numbered 99a, found after page 100. Each map is composed of two pages; each page is 69.215cm x 50.8cm. There are a total of 51 maps. The contents pages show a Revision Chart written in pencil. Changes are noted by item number, date of revision and signature of the individual who entered the revision. Revisions to the maps are in the forms of pieces of paper cut to the proper outline of the buildings and pasted onto the map for the designated location. There is a Key Chart to the signs and symbols used in Rascher's Maps. Other signs and symbols are provided that indicate insurance related information. There is an additional index page dated April 1896.
Copy of 1892 map of Lake Minnetonka area shows names of property owners, bays and railroad lines, as well as the elevation of the lake, and the latitude and longitude of the Lafayette Hotel. The inset depicts the Twin Cities from Lake Minnetonka to Ramsey and Dakota Counties.
Copy of 1892 map of Lake Minnetonka area shows names of property owners, bays and railroad lines, as well as the elevation of the lake, and the latitude and longitude of the Lafayette Hotel. The inset depicts the Twin Cities from Lake Minnetonka to Ramsey and Dakota Counties. This map was printed with compliments of the Del-O Cafe, Pat and Evelyn Kullberg, Spring Park, Minnesota.
Plat Book of Morrison County, Minnesota, 1892. Title page says, "Drawn from actual Surveys and the County records by C. M. Foote & J. W. Henion, Surveyors and Draughtsmen. Published by C. M. Foote & Co., 309 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn., 1892." 58 pages of colored maps of 20 townships and 27 cities, towns, post office drops, and railroad stations. Includes an outline map of Morrison County on pages 6 and 7 that scales at 2 1/2 miles to 1 inch. Color map of the State of Minnesota on pages 52 and 53. A Patron's Directory organized by township is in the back of the book.
Plat book of Stearns County, Minnesota, 1896.Title page names North West Publishing Co., but other copies include a title page that names Pinkney & Brown, successors to C.M. Foote & Co. as publisher. This alternative title page includes Complied from Offical Records and Actual Survey, by C.M. Foote & Co. 64 pages of color maps all of 37 Stearns County townships and 36 cities and towns. Includes patron directory (6 pages) and miscellaneous maps, diagrams, reports and road laws (6 pages) and 1 large insert, a fold-out map of the city of St. Cloud.
Standard atlas of Wabasha County, Minnesota, including a plat book of the villages, cities, and townships of the county; also includes directory of residents.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, John R. Borchert Map Library
brochure; plat; prices; financing terms; London Addition; Lester Park; Lakeside; agricultural development; 36 Avenue East; Howard's Road; Amity Creek; Lester River; Motor Line Improvements; Duluth Street Railway; Duluth and Iron Range Railway; Tischer's Road;
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Bureau of Mines, Department of Crown Lands, Toronto, Ontario
Date Created:
1897
Description:
The Bureau of Mines created this map to study Canadian geologic details as well as locations of Indian reserves. From Sturgeon River on the west to Potato Lake on the east. And from Kah-petogamak Lake on the south to Crow Lake on the north. There is much detail in identified land plots (or allotments?) around Bad Vermillion Lake and south of Little Turtle Lake. It projects the route of the Ontario and Rainy River Railway. Its geologic legend tells of soil and rock types. This is a map of Ernest Oberholtzer's home watershed and made a full decade before he arrived to canoe it. Shows water levels before the dam at International Falls.
Complete set of surveys and plats of properties in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, compiled and drawn from official records and actual surveys, index to additions and sub-divisions included.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
This is chart number 211 containing a portion of the Mississippi River bordered by Sherburne, Stearns and Wright counties. The chart also includes an Authorities and Notes section. The scale of the chart is 1:10000. The chart includes an index showing this chart's coverage area in context with adjacent charts numbered 210 and 212.
This is chart number 212 containing a portion of the Mississippi River bordered by Sherburne and Stearns counties. The chart also includes an Authorities and Notes section. The scale of the chart is 1:10000. The chart includes an index showing this chart's coverage area in context with adjacent charts numbered 211 and 213.
This is chart number 213 containing a portion of the Mississippi River bordered by Sherburne and Stearns counties. The chart also includes an Authorities and Notes section. The scale of the chart is 1:10000. The chart includes an index showing this chart's coverage area in context with adjacent charts numbered 212 and 214.
This is chart number 214 containing a portion of the Mississippi River bordered by Sherburne, Stearns, and Benton counties. The chart also includes an Authorities and Notes section. The scale of the chart is 1:10000. The chart includes an index showing this chart's coverage area in context with adjacent charts numbered 213 and 215.
This is chart number 206 containing a portion of the Mississippi River bordered by Sherburne and Wright counties. The chart also includes an Authorities and Notes section. The scale of the chart is 1:10000. The chart includes an index showing this chart's coverage area in context with adjacent charts numbered 205 and 207.
This is chart number 205 containing a portion of the Mississippi River bordered by Anoka, Hennepin, Sherburne and Wright counties. The chart also includes an Authorities and Notes section. The scale of the chart is 1:10000. The chart includes an index showing this chart's coverage area in context with adjacent charts numbered 204 and 206.
This is chart number 207 containing a portion of the Mississippi River bordered by Sherburne and Wright counties. The chart also includes an Authorities and Notes section. The scale of the chart is 1:10000. The chart includes an index showing this chart's coverage area in context with adjacent charts numbered 206 and 208.
This is chart number 208 containing a portion of the Mississippi River bordered by Sherburne and Wright counties. The chart also includes an Authorities and Notes section. The scale of the chart is 1:10000. The chart includes an index showing this chart's coverage area in context with adjacent charts numbered 207 and 209.
This is chart number 209 containing a portion of the Mississippi River bordered by Sherburne and Wright counties. The chart also includes an Authorities and Notes section. The scale of the chart is 1:10000. The chart includes an index showing this chart's coverage area in context with adjacent charts numbered 208 and 210.
This is chart number 210 containing a portion of the Mississippi River bordered by Sherburne and Wright counties. The chart also includes an Authorities and Notes section. The scale of the chart is 1:10000. The chart includes an index showing this chart's coverage area in context with adjacent charts numbered 209 and 211.
Plat book of Nicollet County, Minnesota, 1899. Title page names North West Publishing Co., and states that information was compiled from county records and actual surveys. The book includes 31 pages of color maps of all 13 Nicollet County townships, its 8 cities and villages, a map of the United States, a map of Minnesota, an outline map of Nicollet County, a description of the system of government surveys, road laws of Minnesota, Kansas, and Nebraska, and a patrons' directory (3 pages).
Plat book of Grant County containing plats of all townships with owner's names, plats of county villages, also maps of the state, the United States and the world also an Outline Map of the county showing locations of townships, villages, roads, schools, churches, cemeteries and railroads. Also includes patrons directory, reference business directory and miscellaneous information on U.S. Land surveys and civil government.