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1957 Map of Alexandria

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Alexandria
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Alexandria and Fulton serve as the primary hubs in this Hanson County landscape, anchored by a dual-railroad network that shaped local commerce. The Chicago and North Western passes through Fulton in the north, while the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific cuts diagonally through the center toward Alexandria. This transport infrastructure is mirrored by a rural social fabric of township schools and cemeteries, including St Marys Cem and Green Hill Cem near the county seat.

Water plays a critical role in the geography of the area, from the southern flow of the James River to the smaller catchments of Hanson Lake and Fulton Lake. The map records a transition in education and communal living, noting School No 4 (Abandoned) in the northeast and the established Rosedale Colony along the river in the southwest. Between these points, the land is divided into townships like Hanson, Jasper, and Wayne, defining the agricultural grid of the mid-20th century.