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1970 Map of Belvidere NE

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Belvidere NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Wisconsin Illinois State Line Road defines the northern edge of this agricultural region, where the prairie transitions into the drainage basins of the Kinnikinnick Creek and Beaver Creek. Small crossroad settlements like Bergen, Blaine, and Hunter anchor the rural landscape, serving as historical touchpoints for the townships of Manchester, Leroy, and Boone. The map highlights a community deeply rooted in its local institutions, evidenced by the clustered Jefferson Prairie Ch and its accompanying East Jefferson Prairie Cem near the state boundary.

Industrial activity is concentrated in the south, where the Chicago and North Western railroad cuts across the corner of the sheet near several Gravel Pits. Educational landmarks such as the North Boone High Sch and Manchester Sch indicate the centralization of rural schooling by the early 1970s. The dense network of local routes, including Coon Trail Road and Quail Trap Road, follows the grid-like section lines established by early surveyors.