Map shows proposed railroad, streets and street names, docks, lots and sections in Township 61, North of Range 1, East with handwritten notation by Geo. Durfee, resident real estate agent.
One atlas (394 pages), illustrated, maps (part colored), portraits, 46 cm. Minnesota Historical Society reserve copy originally purchased in 1874 by Christian Schrade of Lakeland, Minnesota. In 1981, it was donated to Minnesota Historical Society by Myrtle P. Schrade, a descendant of Christian Schrade.
One volume of the 1872 ledger with hand drawn plat maps and landowners written in pencil. The ledger has what is thought to be a bullet hole perforating the book almost cover to cover. The twelve Waseca County townships have all been included, however not all plats drawn contain content. The back of the ledger contains five entries of bounties paid for wolves and taxes collected in the early villages of Clear Lake City, Village of Wilton and East Janesville in Waseca County, Minnesota.
References on map read: Duluth is laid out on the head of Minnesota Point under the Town Site Law of 1844 for George E. Nettleton, F.B. Culver, O.W. Rice, William Nettleton and R.E. Jefferson owner and occupants of Town Site. Avenues and Streets are 60 ft. wide, Blocks are 400 ft. long by 200 ft. deep, Lots are 40 ft. front and 100 ft. deep. Upper Duluth to the left and Lower Duluth to the right of Pine Street. Pier at Portage St. is 25 ft. wide the "T" is 140 ft. front. The stone monuments on Pine Street govern the survey. Richard Relf, Surveyor. Horizontal Scale 500 ft. 1 inch, Perpendicular 250 ft. 1 inch.
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.
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.
Topographic map of the Lake County region featuring handwritten notations by Ray Segar in red ink and colored pencil possibly regarding the location railroads and of logging camps in the area north of Finland.
Topographic map of the area between Park Rapids in the west and the Swan River in the east featuring handwritten notations in red ink by Ray Segar regarding logging railroads and camps in the region. The hand written notations include information on the following: B&N Northern, Red River, B&N , Railroad line; logging camps noted with ‘C’; Walker Timber, Oak Timber, Pine Tree Lumber, Nichols Lumber companies; Lumber Company owned St. Anthony Lumber, Cross Lake Logging, Mississippi River Lumber railroad lines.
Topological map of the Cook County Region featuring handwritten notations by Ray Segar in red ink and pencil regarding logging railroads and camps in the area. The hand written notations include information on the following: Timberline Rail, Torgerson, Rice Lake Railroad, Duluth and Northern Minnesota (DNM), Superior Railroad lines; logging camps noted with ‘C’.
Topographic map of the area between Bemidji in the west and Keewatin in the east featuring handwritten notations by Ray Segar in red, blue and black ink and colored pencil regarding logging railroads and camps in the region. The hand written notations include information on the following: Burlington, Northern, Bass Brook, Crookston Railroad line; Davis, Old Wakefield logging camp noted with ‘C’; Scanlon-Gipson, Walker Timber, Bemidji Timber, Bagley Logging Company; and the Niels Mill.
Topographic map of the area between Lower Red Lake in the west and Net Lake in the east featuring handwritten notations by Ray Segar in red ink and pencil regarding logging railroads and camps in the region. The hand written notations include information on the following: Crookston, MRL&M Minneapolis Red Lake and Manitoba Railway, Cook and O'Brien, International, Red Lake transportation line; logging camps noted with ‘C’; International lumber, Itasca Lumber Company, Douglas, Crookston, Webster lumber; White Cedar Timber Co.
Topographic map of the area between Lake of the Woods in the west and Black Bay in the east featuring handwritten notations by Ray Segar in pencil and red ink regarding logging railroads and camps in the region. The hand written notations include information on the following: International Rail and Galvin Line, Bradley, Romans, JL Trevers spur lines and Bear River, Virginia Railroad line; logging camps noted with ‘C’.
Topographic map of the Finland State Forest area of Lake County featuring handwritten notations by Ray Segar in red ink regarding logging railroad lines and camps. Includes hand-drawn map extension along the southern edge. The hand written notations include information on the following: Duluth and Northern Minnesota (DNM), Duluth and Iron Range (D&IR), Railroad line; logging camps noted with ‘C’; Lumber Company; Drummond Br., Red Cliff Lumber Co., McAlpine Br., Split Rock Lumber, Greenwood Br., Swan O'Toole Br., Darsy Br., Webster Br., Scott Br., N. Star, General Logging, and Enright Br.