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1958 Map of Briggsville

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Briggsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Briggsville sits at the eastern edge of Mason Lake, serving as a central hub where the waters of Neenah Creek flow eastward. This late-1950s landscape is defined by the complex aquatic network of Jordan Lake, McCall Lake, and the winding Wisconsin River to the south. The southern portion of the map reveals the critical transport corridor of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad, which parallels the river through the community of Lewiston.

The rural character of the region is punctuated by a dense distribution of one-room schoolhouses and country churches, essential for genealogists tracing family roots in Adams Co, Marquette Co, and Columbia Co. Features such as Norlings Landing Field and a Drive-in Theater west of Newport highlight the mid-century infrastructure of the era, while the numerous small school districts like Best Ever Sch and Pecks Corners Sch mark the transition toward modern educational consolidation.