1962 Map of Blue Mounds

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The Wisconsin River carves a dramatic northern boundary for this 1960s study, dotted with islands like Otter Island and Cedar Island before opening into the driftless hills of Dane and Iowa counties. To the south, the terrain rises sharply toward the prominence of Blue Mounds and the adjacent Blue Mounds State Park, a landscape defined by significant subterranean features including Cave of the Mounds and Lost River Cave. This era shows a rural network where small dairy farms and crossroad hamlets like Elvers and Barneveld are connected by the Chicago and North Western railroad.