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1942 Map of Arkansaw

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Arkansaw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

Arkansaw and Plum City anchor a landscape deeply etched by the driftless-style drainage of the Chippewa River and its tributaries during the early 1940s. The map reveals an exceptionally dense network of rural schoolhouses, such as Missouri Valley Sch, Clipperdale Sch, and Maxville Prairie Sch, illustrating the dispersed settlement pattern of this agricultural region in Pierce and Pepin counties. The rugged topography is defined by named coulees and bluffs, including Brunner Valley and the prominent Hellsing Bluff near the southern border.

Transportation is dominated by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad, which follows the river corridor past Savoy and Ella. Distinctive terrain features like The Hogback and Eau Galle Mound stand out against the many winding creeks, while local social centers are marked by St Joseph Ch and several country cemeteries. The confluence of the Eau Galle River and the Chippewa creates a complex system of sloughs and lakes, including Dead Lake and Stump Lake, essential to the local river economy of the era.