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1901 Map of Bayview

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Bayview
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

The Lake Michigan shoreline south of Milwaukee reveals a landscape in transition at the turn of the century, where industrial expansion and agrarian heritage meet. The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad corridors drive the development of manufacturing centers like Cudahy and South Milwaukee, while interior lands remain defined by established farming communities. Settlements such as New Coeln, Stargard, and Husher reflect the deep-rooted immigrant pockets and rural crossroads of the era.

Waterways like the Kinnikinnic River and the winding Root Creek drain these lands, providing the power for early industry at Horlicks Mill. Toward the southern edge of the survey, the land tapers at Wind Point, marking the approach to Racine. This mapping captures the precise moment when specialized post offices like Lamberton P.O. and small hamlets like Paynesville and Ryan still functioned as local anchors before the suburbanization of the late twentieth century.