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1943 Map of Brantwood

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Brantwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

The Chequamegon National Forest provides a backdrop for this mid-century look at Price, Oneida, and Lincoln Counties. The landscape is defined by the east-west corridor of the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie RR and U S Highway 8, which link the settlements of Brantwood, Clifford, and Maxwell. This transportation artery is mirrored by a network of rural schoolhouses, such as Pershing Sch and Miller Road Sch, serving the scattered farmsteads and timber tracts that characterize the era's rural development.

Waterways like the Elk River and Little Somo River weave through the forest, punctuated by local landmarks including the Town Hall and several small burial grounds like Emery Cem. The detailed placement of schools like Knox Mills Sch and Viola Villa Sch offers a granular perspective on the social infrastructure of Wisconsin's Northwoods just before post-war consolidation began to change the local landscape.