Panoramic View of the City of Stillwater

In the early summer of 1879, artist Albert Ruger returned to Stillwater, where he had drawn a panoramic map ten years earlier. In that decade, the town had significantly changed, with explosive growth and the arrival of railroads.

Further Reading:

• Donald Empson, Guidebook to the 1870 and 1879 Bird's Eye Views of Stillwater, Minnesota (Stillwater, Minnesota: Empson Archives, 1996). Booklet and map reprints available from Washington County Historical Society.
• Library of Congress: "Panoramic Mapping" and "Panoramic Artists and Publishers"