
The Sugar River and its meandering tributaries, including Willow Cr and Taylor Cr, define the drainage patterns across this borderland between Rock and Green counties. On the northern edge, the residential grids of Brodhead and Orfordville anchor the landscape, while the southern reaches descend toward the State Line Rd marking the Illinois boundary. This modern survey illustrates how long-established rural landmarks like Greenwood Cem and Northrup Cem remain fixed points amidst a patchwork of agricultural lands and section roads. The terrain is a network of named routes such as Halfway Tree Rd and W Beloit Newark Rd, tracing the movement of modern commerce through a region where the watercourses still follow their natural, winding paths through the valley.
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1891 · Janesville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · Janesville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · Brodhead
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1918 · Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1932 · Pecatonica
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1936 · Pecatonica
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1938 · Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Rockford
USGS Topo · 1:250,000