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1891 Map of Bayview

Name: 1891 Topographic Map of Bayview
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1896
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1896

About this map

Bay View and the surrounding shoreline of Lake Michigan appear here during a transformative era of rail development in the late nineteenth century. The landscape is defined by the heavy infrastructure of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, which run parallel to the coast and connect the burgeoning settlements of Oak Creek and Caledonia.

Beyond the industrial corridor, the map reveals a network of rural communities such as New Caelin, Paynesville, and Oakwood. The natural topography is shaped by the winding courses of the Root River and the Kinnickinnic River, which carve through the townships of Greenfield and Franklin. This survey captures the transition from agricultural land to an interconnected industrial region, preserving the locations of early stops like Franksville and Thomsonville before modern expansion altered the lakefront terrain.