Abandoned Record
About East Red Wing
East Red Wing is a neighborhood of the city of Red Wing in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about East Red Wing, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where East Red Wing is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover East Red Wing
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1944 Red Wing sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1952 Red Wing sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Saint Paul sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 St Paul sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Saint Paul sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 St Paul sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1974 Red Wing sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Hastings sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1990 Hastings sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near East Red Wing
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Minnesota index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "East Red Wing, Minnesota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5329228.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).