Type: Cartographic / Rights Status: No Copyright - United States / City or Township: Mound

Creator:: Minnesota Department of Transportation
Date Created:: 1984
Description:: The front side of "Explore Minnesota Bikeways: Map E - Metro Southwest" contains the map index a list of county and municipal parks bicycling safety tips and a "potpourri" article with illustrations of the Chanhassen Town Hall and Trinity Episcopal Chapel in Excelsior. The back side contains a legend of signs and symbols and the larger bikeways map. MnDOT's bikeway maps serve as a reference guide illustrating major historical and cultural points of interest in Minnesota, public park lands and facilities, equipment, and safety information. They also depict road analyses for bicycle travel, location of paved road shoulders and off-road bikeways, and controlled access roads where bicycles are prohibited. There are 54 maps in the Statewide Series (1979-1983), 4 maps in the Statewide Quadrant Series (1986-1993), and 2 maps in the Metro Series (1989). Legislatively mandated, these maps were prepared as convenient guides to help bicyclists select their routes. Each map is unique and signifies a historical reference to the state of bicycle facilities at the time of publication.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:: Cartographic
Format:: Transportation maps

Date Created:: 1892
Description:: 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.
Contributing Institution:: Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:: Cartographic
Format:: Maps

Date Created:: 1888-08-11
Description:: 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.
Contributing Institution:: Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:: Cartographic
Format:: Maps

Creator:: Druar and Milinowski, consulting engineers, St. Paul, Minnesota
Date Created:: 1933-08
Description:: Map of Mound water system locates mains, hydrants and gate valves. It identifies elevations of bodies of water and water tower: Cook Bay Elevation W.S. 81.6, July 1933; Lake Langdon Elevation W.S. 85.6, July 1933; Dutch Lake Elevation W.S. 93.7, July 1933; Tower and Tank Elevation of ground 156.0. Map includes location of residences, buildings and cottages, gives section numbers and names, and shows location of the golf course. Scale: 1 inch equals 200 feet; note: this map is made entirely from various existing maps with no re-survey, dated August 1933.
Contributing Institution:: Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:: Cartographic
Format:: Maps

Creator:: Minnesota Department of Transportation
Date Created:: 1979
Description:: The front side of "Minnesota Bikeways: Metro/Southwest - Map E" contains a "potpourri" article; the map index; a checklist of touring supplies with a diagram of where to put supplies on a bike; a list of municipal and county parks in the Southwest Metro; and a history article about pioneer life in the Big Woods. The back side contains the larger bikeways map and a legend. MnDOT's bikeway maps serve as a reference guide illustrating major historical and cultural points of interest in Minnesota, public park lands and facilities, equipment, and safety information. They also depict road analyses for bicycle travel, location of paved road shoulders and off-road bikeways, and controlled access roads where bicycles are prohibited. There are 54 maps in the Statewide Series (1979-1983), 4 maps in the Statewide Quadrant Series (1986-1993), and 2 maps in the Metro Series (1989). Legislatively mandated, these maps were prepared as convenient guides to help bicyclists select their routes. Each map is unique and signifies a historical reference to the state of bicycle facilities at the time of publication.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Type:: Cartographic
Format:: Transportation maps

Creator:: McGill-Warner Co.
Date Created:: 1921?
Description:: Map of Hennepin County showing portions of Ramsey, Anoka, Wright, Carver and Dakota Counties, as well as roads, railroads, and towns.
Contributing Institution:: Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:: Cartographic
Format:: Maps

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