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1983 Map of Bangor

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Bangor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The La Crosse River valley forms the central corridor of this Wisconsin landscape, where the towns of Bangor and Rockland are defined by a dual-railroad network. The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific and the Chicago and North Western lines parallel the river, reflecting the heavy industrial and transit reliance on this natural lowland passage. To the north, the terrain transitions into a series of steep coulees, including Norwegian Coulee and Anderson Coulee, which separate prominent rises such as Herman Hill and Heller Hill.

Genealogists will find a wealth of burial sites and rural markers, from St Marys Cem and Fairview Cem in the river valley to the geographically distinct Welsh Calvinistic Cem and Welsh Congregational Cem in the southern hills. These family-named landmarks and the presence of the Big Creek Ch suggest a landscape settled by distinct ethnic enclaves, preserving the layout of the local community as it appeared in the early 1980s.