HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT:
An Inventory of Its Maps at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
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| Creator: | Minnesota.
Department of Highways. |
| Title: | Maps. |
| Dates: | 1920-1957. |
| Language: | Materials in English. |
| Abstract: | Tourist maps, maps showing the status of state trunk highways
and improvement projects (1922, [1927?], 1934-1957), general highway maps (1950-1951), a
map and description of the state's initial trunk highway system ("Babcock plan," 1920),
two maps showing strategic highway routes in 1940 and 1941, and 1936 atlas of general
highway county maps. |
| Quantity: | 1.35 cubic feet (1 oversize folder and 1
double oversize box). |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf
locations. |
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota.
Department of Highways. Maps. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: None; 977-56; 992-153; 2011-10
Processing Information:
Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a
Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records
Commission (NHPRC).
Catalog ID number: 006376450
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| 106.I.2.9 | | Babcock Plan trunk highway map and brochures, 1920. |
| | | “Map of Babcock Plan for a Trunk Highway System in Minnesota,” published by the
Minnesota Highway Improvement Association, Inc., to support an affirmative vote on
Constitutional Amendment No. 1 creating and funding a state trunk highway system.
Accompanied by two brochures (photocopies) presenting facts about Good Roads
Amendment No. 1, and a printed copy of the bill submitting the amendment, which
consists largely of a description of each route. |
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| | Minnesota trunk highways improvement progress map, May 1, 1922. |
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| | Minnesota trunk highways improvement progress map, 1927? |
| | | Maps (blueline copies) of the trunk highway system, showing the status of paving,
grading, gravelling, and maintenance of various segments of the system. The 1927
map is in poor condition. |
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| | Minnesota – land of ten thousand lakes, 1923. |
| | | Issued by the Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association, operating under the
direction of the Minnesota Land and Lake Attractions Board. A tourist promotion
map, showing various named and numbered highways, major cities and towns, lakes,
and state parks, with brief descriptions of the various regions of the state. On
the verso is a lengthy list, by city, of hotels and summer resorts, noting their
distance from the [train?] station, number of guests that can be accommodated, and
rates per day and per week. |
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| | Pillsbury's official motor trails map / Minnesota, Wisconsin, 1926. |
| | | Produced by the Pillsbury Flour Mills Company and distributed through the Ten
Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association. Blueline. Minnesota on one side,
Wisconsin on the other. Titles on maps: Langwith's Official 1926 Motor Trails Map,
Minnesota; Langwith's Official 1926 Motor Trails Map, Wisconsin. |
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| | Minnesota – where dreams still come true, 1931. |
| | | Outline map of major highways, cities, rivers, and lakes, illustrated with
sketches and factoids from the Minnesota Conservation Department Tourist
Bureau. |
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| | Map of Minnesota showing trunk highway system, 1934. |
| | | The official state highway map, annotated to show McCubrey 2-Year Program of
proposed additional federal aid routes. May have originally been part of a
departmental file pertaining to this program. |
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| | Map of Minnesota trunk highways, 1934. |
| | | Outline map of the trunk highway system. Blueline copy. |
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| | Map of state of Minnesota showing revised numbers and markings of the
consolidated trunk highway system, 1934. |
| | | Outline map of the trunk highway system, showing the original trunk highways
(constitutional routes), trunk highways created by statute, revised trunk highway
numbers, and constitutional and statutory numbers. Blueline copy. |
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| | Condition map of Minnesota trunk highways, 1935. |
| | | Annotated to show those highways that had been surveyed and posted and those not
surveyed for the department's "Ultimate Speed Zone Program." |
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| | Map of trunk highway system, state of Minnesota, 1936. |
| | | Blueline copy, highlighting "projects on which permanent orders have been
written." |
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| | Map of Minnesota showing state road system / official Minnesota weekly
detour map, 1937. |
| | | Black-and-white map of the state (undated), accompanied by the Highways
Department's “State trunk highway condition bulletin” for June 10, 1937, itemizing
road conditions that will affect traffic. The map is annotated in red to show the
location of each of these conditions. Issued weekly by the Minnesota Vacationland
Association. |
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| | Map of Minnesota trunk highway system, 1938. |
| | | The official state highway map [?], annotated to show the boundaries of
congressional districts and highway maintenance districts. A pasted-on sidebar
lists the sitting Congress member in each district, and the supervisor of each
maintenance district. |
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| | Map of Minnesota trunk highway system, 1938. |
| | | The official state highway map [?], annotated to show the boundaries of
congressional districts and highway maintenance districts. A pasted-on sidebar
lists the sitting Congress member in each district, and the supervisor of each
maintenance district. |
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| | Strategic highway routes, 1940 and 1941. 2 items in folder. |
| | | Official state highway maps, one undated and annotated to show strategic highway
routes as of December 30, 1940; the other dated 1939 and annotated to show the
strategic highway network as of May 15, 1941. |
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| | State of Minnesota Department of Highways: 100 years of progress on
wheels, 1849-1949. |
| | | Brochure in which one side is a reprinted, colored “Map of Minnesota Territory”;
on the other side is a narrative history of the development and financing of roads
in Minnesota. |
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| 108.E.13.6 | | Consolidated trunk highway system maps, 1934-1957. 2 oversize folders. |
| | | Maps showing revised numbers and markings of the consolidated trunk highway system
for the years 1934, 1935, 1941, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, and 1957. |
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| | Atlas of general highway county maps (Minnesota), 1936. 2 oversize volumes. |
| | | One printed with black ink; one with blue ink. |
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| | General highway maps, 1950-1951. 1 oversize folder. |
| | | Issued by the Minnesota Highways Department in cooperation with the U.S.
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Public Roads. |
| | | Aitkin County, 1950. 2 sheets |
| | | Douglas County, 1951. |
| | | Lake County, 1950. |
| | | Lake County, 1950. 3 sheets |
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the
Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Highway planning -- Minnesota.
- Roads maps -- Minnesota.
- Transportation -- Minnesota.
- Places:
- Minnesota -- Counties -- Maps.
- Minnesota -- Road maps.
- Document Types:
- Maps -- Minnesota.
- Functions:
- Publicizing.
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