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2016 Map of Abrams

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Abrams
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Oconto River defines the northern landscape of this region, widening into the Machickanee Flowage near the settlement of Stiles. This river system and its tributaries, including Splinter Cr and Brehmer Cr, dominate the geography of Oconto County at the time of this survey. Further south, the community of Abrams serves as a central point where the Pensaukee River and Brookside Cr converge, illustrating the importance of these waterways to the local drainage and historic land use.

Evidence of local industry and social history is found in labels such as Kruegers Quarry Rd and the uniquely named Chicken Shack Rd. The map detail also preserves family-named landmarks like Cain's Field and a network of rural routes such as Saint Patricks Rd and N Stiles Tower Rd. This survey documents a transition between riparian corridors and the structured grid of the Public Land Survey System during the early twenty-first century.