1979 Map of Arpin

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Powers Bluff County Park rises as a distinct topographical landmark above the surrounding farm and timber lands of central Wisconsin. This late-1970s landscape reveals a deeply rooted rural community, where small settlements like Arpin and Bethel serve as anchors for a network of family-named roads and country institutions. The map is particularly notable for its genealogical density, preserving the locations of numerous burial grounds including Slidre Cem, Bethel Cem, and the uniquely named John Ne-Wee Cem and Indian Bill Cem. Transport and industry are marked by the crossing of the Soo Line and Chicago And North Western railroads, which facilitated the movement of goods from the area's many sandpits, gravel pits, and quarries. From the Arpin Sch to the North Arpin Ch, the map documents the infrastructure of a mid-century dairy and quarrying region at a moment of transition.